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==Batanes’ biggest schools respond to National Greening Program== | |||
*Source: http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=1&t=1&id=55592&y=2011&mo=09 | |||
*By: Necitas G. Alconis | |||
*''September 22, 2011'' | |||
BASCO, Batanes- The Batanes State College (BSC) and the Batanes National Science High School (BNHS), the biggest schools in the province recently embarked in tree planting activities as their contribution to the national government’s greening program. | |||
The BSC, with its 700 students, took a break from its academic activities to clean the area given to them by the local government of Mahatao through Mayor Pedro F. Poncio at Racuj a Payaman, a communal pastureland in Mahatao. | |||
The specific area designated to BSC was along the perimeter of the communal pastureland. Mahatao is six kilometers from Basco and the site for planting is around two kilometers from Mahatao town proper. | |||
It took the BSC students and faculty members to clean the area and on September 20, 2011, they again returned to the area bring along with them 5 – 7 fruit bearing seedlings each to plant. | |||
To ensure a 100 percent survival rate of the seedlings planted, the BSC management has vowed to continuously visit the tree planting site and take good care of the plants. | |||
The BNHS on the other hand required its around 700 students and 65 faculty and administrative staff to produce at least 7-10 seedlings each to plant at Chadpidan which is located some five kilometers west of Basco. | |||
BNSHS students continue to deposit seedlings at the school nursery to ensure sustainability of the tree planting project. | |||
Chadpidan is a Basco communal pastureland which needs vegetation along the perimeter area and because of its proximity to the shoreline, vegetation in the area is affected by salt spray and west wind thus survival of trees is slower. | |||
==1st basic festival planning workshop held in Batanes== | ==1st basic festival planning workshop held in Batanes== | ||
*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r02&id=55155 | *Source: http://pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r02&id=55155 | ||