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Monday, May 1, 2017
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DUMAGUETE City – Centuries- and decades-old trees in this city, especially on Rizal Boulevard and at Quezon Park, are dwindling in number, according to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).
Mostly pine and acacia, these trees must be rehabilitated, based on a DENR assessment that started in September 2016.
The local government is thus embarking on a project that aims to preserve and protect the remaining trees, said City Tourism Officer Jacqueline Veloso Antonio.
City hall employees involved in pruning and caring for these trees recently trained on modern techniques of tree health management in an urban environment.
The DENR conducted the training, said Public Information Officer Dems Rey Demecillo.
Participants were taught ways in natural target pruning, improved tree surgery, tree injection, and basal application of tree fertilizer, as well as promoting awareness and understanding on the importance of urban tree health management, said Joselito T. Sumabat of the DENR Region 7’s Biodiversity, Coastal, Wetlands and Ecotourism Research Center.
It was recommended that the trees uprooted by typhoons or cut down for public safety be replaced by new ones, Demecillo said.
The City Tourism Office shall also install proper steel poles for the spotlights and electrical planks attached to the trees that will be removed soon, he added.
Representatives from the City Environment and Natural Resources Office, City Agriculture Office, Liga ng mga Barangay, Negros Oriental II Electric Cooperative, Foundation University, and Silliman University were invited to participate in the training.
Mayor Felipe Antonio B. Remollo also wants further development and beautification of the Rizal Boulevard and the Quezon Park, said Demecillo. (PNA)
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