Arak Municipality’s Urban Landscape and Green Space Organization, in a different move and with an environmental approach, instead of cutting down and removing some deteriorated and dried-out trees in the city, is seeking to revive and preserve this natural heritage through the art of wood carving and creative designs.
While in many cases the usual practice for managing deteriorated trees is to cut them down and replace them, Arak Municipality has taken a new path with the goal of preserving the city’s visual identity and protecting trees. Under this plan, trees that can no longer grow naturally due to deterioration, but whose main structure remains intact, are transformed into works of art in the heart of the city using wood carving and engineered designs.
This approach not only prevents harm to the urban ecosystem, but by turning dry trees into works of art, it increases the city’s potential to become a cultural and environmental tourism destination. This action reflects the city management’s view of the concept of “environmental-artistic,” in which nature and art are intertwined.