College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) students went all green in Sitio Alorma, Palayan City last two Fridays, September 7 and 14. Together with their NSTP Instructors, John Bernardino and Pauline de Leon, CASNSTP1 and CASNSTP14 planted seven hundred fruit-bearing and native trees on over a hectare of land in the first excursion that was graced by the presence of Chief Operations Officer and Executive Vice President Ms. Ana S. Chua.
For the second visitation, CASNSTP5 and CASNSTP20, together with Social Sciences head Dr. Fidela Aban, conducted a maintenance and protection session as they helped in ring-weeding, checking the planted seedlings, and cleaning up the site. According to Forester Orvel Pagaduan of CENRO, maintaining a 1-meter radius of weed-free soil is essential to ensure the health of the newly-planted seedlings. He also said that continuous maintenance is necessary to guarantee the successful restoration of the deforested area, hence creating an ecologically sustainable resource. Christina Sanchez, Dan Kevin Roque
No comments:
Post a Comment