新中国成立以来,特别是邓小平同志倡导全民义务植树以来,驻马店市的生态建设取得了长足发展。全市有林地面积已达170万亩,农田林网800万亩,森林覆盖率12.12％。大面积的防护林体系发挥了巨大的天然屏障作用,减轻了干热风危害。 Since the founding of New China, especially since Comrade Deng Xiaoping advocated the voluntary tree planting, the ecological construction in Zhumadian City has made great strides. The city has a forest area of ​​1.7 million mu, 80000 acres of farmland forest network, the forest coverage rate of 12.12%. A large area of ​​shelterbelt system has played a huge natural barrier, reducing the hazards of dry hot wind.