Another 200 mangrove trees planted at Baltic Tree Park

DAVAO ORIENTAL – Trees that thrive in sea also grow in fresh water.Another 200 seedlings of mangrove trees were planted at a swampy area of fresh water at the Baltic Tree Park located along the National Highway in Barangay Pintatagan, Banaybanay, this province.

Sometime, in October last year, Cesar Lanos together with other ENRO personnel assigned in Pintatagan gathered 150 seedlings of mangrove tree at Sitio Tagdodo seashore, planted all at the Baltic Tree Park and fortunately, most of the seedlings survived. The Barangay Government of Pintatagan also donated 50 hills of bagged mangroves in November last year, and were planted in the area and survived.

Last March 2012, said area was planted with 150 hills of mangrove and also survived.OIC-ENRO Dante M. Ganir also instructed Lanos to plant additional nipa at the back of the area planted with mangroves because nipa also grows in swampy area of fresh water.

Around 250 hills of nipa seedlings and five hills of yellow bamboo were already planted in the area. Baltic Tree Park is one of the projects under the Million Trees Movement of Davao Oriental.  It was named Baltic Tree Park as a Tribute to the late Col. Eulogio C. “Yul/Baltic” Baltazar for his dedication in the conservation and protection of the environment in Davao Oriental.

The Baltic Tree Park is developed and maintained by ENRO personnel Cesar M. Lanos, Joseph Francisco, Jonil Toroba, Alben Garuda, Elbany Deliquiado and Eddie Antolin, assisted by PCSU personnel Titing Gadjali and Larry Ibnohajan with the close supervision of OIC-ENRO Ganir. (IPID News Service)