Go Green! Go for the Real Thing! » tree nursery

Go Green! sets up Portable Scout Nurseries

rus — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:59:13 +0000

Another important component of the Go Green! Go for the Real Thing! project is the building of Portable Scout Nurseries all over the country through the BSP Councils. This is an integral part of the BSP strategy for a sustainable tree planting and reforestation program.

In 2008 a total of four Portable Scout Nurseries have been set up. These four comprise the pilot implementation for the portable nurseries. At least six other BSP Councils have so far been identified as candidate recipients of Portable Scout Nurseries in 2009.

With the portable nurseries regularly and sufficiently producing tree seedlings and saplings, tree planting activities can be easily and regularly organized at the grassroot levels. The Portable Scout Nurseries are expected to supply the tree seedling/sapling requirements for tree planting activities of local BSP organizations, educational institutions, local government units, and non-governmental organizations in hundreds of towns and cities nationwide.

The Go Green! project office managed by the BSP Program Division will regularly send Seed Capital to sustain the tree seedling productions of the various Portable Scout Nurseries.

2,370 Trees Planted in 2008

rus — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 07:40:24 +0000

By the end of 2008, after only seven months since its launch, the Go Green! Go for the Real Thing! project has already planted 2,370 tree saplings in various localities in and around Metro Manila.

These 2,370 tree saplings came from the initial 10,000 seeds planted by the Boy Scouts in 2008 at the newly opened and first Go Green! Tree Nursery at the BSP national office grounds in Manila.

550 – Teresa, Rizal

1,020 – Palayan, Nueva Ecija

300 – Lopez, Plaridel, Quezon

200 – Angono, Rizal

200 – Taguig City

100 – Vitas and Intramuros, Manila

Figures lifted from the 2008 Go Green! Report

First Tree Nursery of BSP’s “Go Green” Project

rus — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:59:15 +0000

October 2, 2008 — Barely a year since it was built and made operational, the first Tree Nursery under the “Go Green, Go for the Real Thing” project of BSP and Coca-Cola Philippines is now in full-scale production. More than 2,000 tree seedlings and saplings of various tree varieties (e.g. hard wood, ornamental, erosion control, etc.) are now available to supply the many tree planting activities lined up by the BSP, with hundreds of new seedlings added every week.

The BSP Tree Nursery can supply youth organizations, like-minded NGOs, private businesses, private individuals, and other entities interested in procuring tree seedlings/saplings for their tree planting projects.

Visit the BSP Tree Nursery at the BSP National Office in Manila.

Photos courtesy of Bong Saculles (http://awonderfulblog.com)