Basegi Reserve is a state natural reserve in the Perm Territory,
Russia. The city was founded on October 1, 1982 (Resolution of the
Council of Ministers of the RSFSR No. 531) with the aim of
preserving a large array of indigenous Middle Ural spruce and fir
forests located in the foothills of the Basega ridge. At the time of
organization, the area of the reserve was 19.3 thousand hectares;
its territory included three mountain peaks, forming the Basegi
ridge, and the adjacent forest.
In 1993, the reserve was
expanded (order of the Council of Ministers of the Russian
Federation No. 244-r dated February 15, 1993) due to its former
buffer zone, which consisted partly of uncut primary forests, partly
of relatively young felling areas. As a result of the expansion of
the territory, the total area of the reserve is 37 935 hectares,
the buffer zone along the boundaries of the reserve is 21 345
hectares (Decision No. 29 of the Perm Regional Executive Committee
dated 02.02.1983; Order of the Administration of the Perm Region
dated 18.11.93 No. 557-r).
The reserve is under the
jurisdiction of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of the
Russian Federation. The administration of the reserve is located in
the city of Gremyachinsk, at the address: Gremyachinsk, st. Lenin,
house 100.
Geographical position
The Basegi State Reserve is located on
the territory of the Gremyachinsky urban district and the
Gornozavodsky municipal district of the Perm Territory. The
territory of the reserve includes the Basegi mountain range and
adjacent foothills. The reserve is located at the watershed of the
rivers Usva and Vilva - tributaries of the Chusovaya River. The
territory is located within the western macroslope of the Main Ural
Range.
Climate
The average annual precipitation is 730 mm,
ranging from 450 mm to 1100 mm. The average annual air temperature
is from -1.0 to -1.4 ° C. The maximum temperatures in summer can
reach + 40.0 ° C, the minimum in winter is up to -48 ° C. The
climate of this area is characterized by cold winters and cool
summers with sharp daily temperature fluctuations.
Flora and
fauna
The fauna of the reserve numbers more than 520 animal
species, including over 45 rare ones. The reserve is home to 51
species of mammals, more than 150 species of birds, 2 species of
reptiles, 17 species of fish and 3 species of amphibians. The flora
is typical for the taiga zone, however, 17 plant species that are
not found anywhere else in the world live in Basegi, 14 relics of
the preglacial and postglacial periods, 5 relics of the Ice Age, 3
plant species are listed in the Red Book of Russia (calypso bulbous,
Shiverekiya Podolskaya, lobaria pulmonary ), 24 species - in the Red
Book of the Middle Urals.