Cheremosh National Nature Park

Cheremosh National Nature Park (Ukrainian: Черемоський національний природний парк) (also, Cheremoskyi, or Cheremosky Mountain) was created by Ukraine in 2009 from a collection of three existing nature reserves in the northeastern section of the Carpathian Mountains, located in southwestern Ukraine.[1][2] The park highlights the highly varied geology of the northeastern Carpathians, as well as the deep spruce forests of the region. The park is located in the Putyla District of Chernivtsi Oblast.

Cheremosh National Nature Park
Ukrainian: Черемоський національний природний парк
IUCN category II (national park)
Mountain forests, fields, and meadows, Cheremosh Mountain National Park
Location of Park
Location	Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukraine
Nearest city	Chernivtsi
Coordinates	47°59′43″N 25°05′45″E
Area	7,117.5 hectares (17,588 acres; 71 km^2; 27 sq mi)
Established	2009 (2009)
Governing body	Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources (Ukraine)
Website	https://cheremoskyi.org.ua/

Topography

The park stands in the historical region of Bukovina, a roughly 60 km diameter sector of the Eastern Carpathians that straddled the border of present-day Ukraine and Romania. Cheremosky was originally assembled in 2009 from three existing nature reserves:

• Black Dil Nature Reserve, which was originally established in 1972 as a geological reserve, with a close placement of different types of metamorphic shale, grano-diorites, Triassic-Jurassic carbonates, and sedimentary rock.
• State Enterprise Putil Forest, covering the upper reaches of the White Cheremosh River, and protecting important geological sites and landforms,
• Marmaros Crystalline Massif, a limestone mountain with caves and a mine.[3]

Black Dil Spit, Cheremosh Mountain National Park

The elements of the park occupy elevations from 947 meters to 1574 meters[3]

Climate and ecoregion

The Cheremosky area has a Humid continental climate - warm summer sub-type (Köppen climate classification Dfb), with large seasonal temperature differentials and a warm summer (at least four or more months averaging over 10 °C (50 °F), but no month averaging over 22 °C (72 °F)). Precipitation in the general region averages 850 mm/yr, of which about 300 mm/yr falls in the park as snow. The average temperature in January is −9.1 °C (15.6 °F), and the average temperature in August is 21.5 °C (70.7 °F).[4] Because the park is at higher elevations, its climate is cooler than the surrounding lowlands.

The park is in the Carpathian montane conifer forests ecoregion. This region covers the Carpathians across their entire length, from Poland to the south of Romania, with the Cheremosky National Park approximately in the center.[5]

Flora and fauna

The dominant vegetation is spruce forest, which covers 80% of the park. Interspersed are mountain meadows, lakes and rivers, with the occasional stand of old-growth forest containing fir, pine and deciduous trees at lower altitudes. The park is especially known for it wide variety of mountain wildflowers.[6]

Public use

The park features hiking trails and mountain biking trails. Park rangers provide ecological education and tours to local school children and to interested visitors.

See also

• National Parks of Ukraine

References

1. "Hutsul Beskyd". Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
2. "Cheremosh National Nature Park" (in Ukrainian). Official Park Website. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
3. "Cheremosky National Park - Relief" (in Russian). Cheremosky National Park Official Website. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
4. "Cheremosky National Park - Climate" (in Russian). Cheremosky National Park Official Website. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
5. "Map of Ecoregions 2017". Resolve, using WWF data. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
6. "Cheremosky National Park - Climate" (in Russian). Cheremosky National Park Official Website. Retrieved January 6, 2019.

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