KALIBO, Aklan (PIA) --  The province of Aklan will observe Arbor Day by holding a tree-planting activity in Barangay Jawili, Tangalan, Aklan on August 25, 2022.

The tree-planting activity will be participated in by department heads and employees of the Provincial government, Arbor Day Committee Members from the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Aklan, national government agencies, and Civil Society Organizations (CSO).

Officer (PENRO),  the tree seedlings to be planted were propagated by the agency through “Clonal Technology.”

Three tree species will be provided – Narra, Toog and Badlan, and the area where these species will be planted will be closely monitored and protected to observe the growth progress of the plants as these are the first cloned tree seedlings ever propagated by DENR-Aklan.

More than 300 individuals are expected to participate in the tree planting activity with more than 500 seedlings estimated to be planted.

The province’ Arbor Day Committee was organized by Governor Jose Enrique Miraflores on July 4, 2022 through Executive Order No. 006 identifying Arbor Day Committee members and their respective functions during tree-planting activities in the province. (JBG/VGV/PIA 6 Aklan)