Selected employees of Davao City Water District (DCWD) joined the second batch of the 5th Employees Tree Planting Activity on June 27, planting 150 narra seedlings along the ridge of Diolo Creek in Sitio Lipadas of Barangay Manuel Guianga. Together with the seedlings planted by the first batch on April 23, a total of 350 narra seedlings have been planted through this year’s reforestation activity in the half-hectare area.
Aside from being an annual activity, the tree planting was done to commemorate Environment Month in June. Led by the Environment and Watershed Protection Division (EWPD), the participants were briefed on the water utility’s watershed rehabilitation and related community-based programs. They were also oriented on the proper ways of handling and planting to give the seedlings better chances of survivability.
Besides planting, DCWD also subsidizes the cost of parenting and maintenance of the planted seedlings. The residents within the planting area help in the maintenance.
The water utility’s in-house tree planting efforts started in 2010 to actively involve the employees in the campaign for environmental protection. Now on its fifth year, DCWD employees have planted trees in Barangays Daliaon, Tambobong, Malagos, and most recently in Manuel Guianga.
The EWPD notes high survivability of the planted trees and thus encourages the men and women of DCWD to continue reforestation activities. (Jamae R. Garcia)
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