Pechora Moose Farm, Kostroma, Russia
The Sumarokovsky reserve is located in the European-West Siberian taiga-forest region of podzolic soils, the subzone of sod-podzolic soils of the southern taiga of the Central Russian province of sod-podzolic medium-humus soils. Soils are formed on soil-forming rocks of glacial, water-glacial and aquatic origin under conditions of temperate continental climate. Sod-podzolic soils prevail among soils, bog-podzolic and marsh soils are common, turf soils are found.
More than 50% of the territory of the reserve “Sumarokovskiy” is covered with forest. A significant part of forest areas are united in large forest areas, both remote from settlements and from agricultural enterprises. Agricultural land is partially plowed, the rest is used for haymaking (both natural and under perennial grasses). A significant part of agricultural land is represented by deposits, overgrown with birch, aspen, alder.
Territories near settlements are used for grazing cattle, sheep. The contours of agricultural lands alternate with coppices, shrubberies with dominance of willow, birch, alder. There are many small rivers and streams, often there are wetlands and wetlands.
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