When these materials burn they release toxic substances that pollute the air. Do not throw trash into the bonfire, certainly no plastic, paint cans, disposable dishes or Styrofoam.Do not use branches that have any green leaves.Do not throw petrol, oil or any other inflammable substances onto the flames, nor objects that may explode.Clear the area around your barbeque/bonfire of flammable materials, such as branches, twigs and leaves.If your site is completely open and there is a strong wind, do not light a fire there. Firstly, find a place that is designated for barbeques and/or bonfires in KKL-JNF's recreational sites.You must observe the following fire-prevention rules in KKL-JNF sites: KKL-JNF asks the public to minimize the number of bonfires and to combine them, for example to make a school bonfire instead of a class bonfire or to make only one neighborhood bonfire. Air pollution surveys last Lag Baomer in the Jerusalem vicinity indicated an increase in the concentration of particles that pollute the air – 500 micrograms of toxic particles, compared with 50 on a regular day, a health hazard increased tenfold. Hundreds of dunams of Jerusalems beautiful Arazim Valley went up in flames, leaving behind burnt shells of trees and scorched earth.Įvery year the smoke from bonfires causes environmental damage, because the air gets filled with toxic particles released by the bonfires, and there is an increase in the carbon dioxide levels that cause global warming. The public must light fires only in designated areas and must not build fires in the forests, as fire can spread and conflagurate into wildfires, as we saw with the November fires in 2016, that ended up burning over 3,758 acres of forests and open spaces in Israel.īonfires lit on Lag Baomer in 2016 (26th May) caused scores of wildfires that year, including five of them in forests around Jerusalem. KKL-JNF reminds the public of fire safety rules that must be followed ( see Safety and Fire Prevention tips below). Tzippori Forest - Israel during the Talmudic Perio.Yatir Forest - Israel's Largest Desert Forest.Switzerland Forest - By the Sea of Galilee.Rosh HaAyin Community Forest - Wildflowers & Archa.Ramat Menashe Park - Israel's first Biosphere.Rabin Park - Honoring Yitzhak Rabin & Independence.President’s Forest in Tzora Forest - Art & Nature.Pisgat Zeev Forest - Between Jerusalem & the Judea.Nahal Harod Park - Archaeology & Birds of Israel.
Gilboa Forests - Springs & Valleys in the Lower Ga.Eilat’s International Bird-Watching Park.Devira Forest - An Ecological Corridor to the Medi.British Park - Scenic trails in Israel's Heartland.Biriya Forest - Magic & Mysticism in the Upper Gal.
Ben Shemen Forest - Archaeology & Hiking in Centra.Beit Keshet Forest - Mt Tabor Oaks in the Lower Ga.Beersheva River Park - A Transformative Park in So.Beeri Forest - Fields of Wildflowers in Southern I.Baram Forest - Panorama & History in Northern Isra.Ayalon Canada Park - Biblical and Modern Israel.Arava Peace Road - Drive along the Israel-Jordan B.Aminadav Forest - Forests & Hills near Jerusalem.American Independence Park - Friendship through Na.Adulam-France Park - A Biblical Landscape.Adamit Park - Caves of Legend in the Carmel.