Our Plan: Assisted Natural Regeneration, Biodiversity Islands, and Community Patrols

Our Forest Rangers, our heroes!! In Action

We keep it simple: help what’s already trying to grow. That’s Assisted Natural Regeneration (ANR)—protect wild seedlings, shade out aggressive grasses, and let native forest stitch itself back together. Where needed, we add enrichment planting with hardy locals like Shorea negrosensis (lauan), Vitex parviflora (molave), Pterocarpus indicus (narra), Intsia bijuga (ipil), Syzygium and Ficus species—plus nurse trees (Endospermum peltatum, Trema orientalis) to cool hot slopes.

Key moves:

• One central native nursery (≈4–5k seedlings/year), using compost, mulch, and mycorrhiza so roots meet friendly soil.

• Biodiversity islands: small, dense patches (0.3–0.5 ha per ~10 ha block) with high species diversity, woody debris, and pollinator plants—jump-starting habitat complexity.

• Agroforestry edges: cacao/coffee under nurse trees, bananas/abaca, and native fruits along contours to prevent erosion and support household incomes.

• Protection + monitoring: The 15 Bantay Bukid maintain fuel breaks (target ≥8 km), conduct patrols inside Sitio Aluyan’s NNNP sectors, and monitor wildlife—in coordination with Barangay Caduha-an and PAO/PAMB.

  
  

How we’ll measure progress:

• Tree survival and growth on permanent plots (target ≥85% survival in planted areas)

• Wildlife via 8–10 camera traps, bird point counts, and pollinator transects

• Canopy and encroachment tracking with twice-yearly drone flights and GIS maps

• Patrol coverage, response times, and incident logs (with the LGU and PAO)

  
  

2026–2028 milestones:

• Year 1: Build nursery, start ANR on 8–10 ha, launch patrols, first report

• Year 2: Reach 20–22 ha, extend fuel breaks to 6 km, mid-term brief

• Year 3: Hit 30 ha, finalize ≥8 km fuel breaks, endline report & handover agreements

  
  

Call to action: Volunteer skills (GIS, communications, nursery support) or sponsor a biodiversity island. 🌱