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Youth organizations learn, protect Wetland Park in Las Piñas

(Photos by DENR-NCR)


QUEZON CITY (PIA) -- Members of youth organizations from Barangay Daniel Fajardo joined a special trip to the Las Piñas Parañaque Wetland Park (LPPWP), organized by Senator Cynthia A. Villar's office. The goal is to teach them about the importance of wetlands and why it's crucial to take care of places like the LPPWP.

During the visit, the youth learned how the wetland park helps stop floods, cleans water, and gives homes to different plants and animals. They even got to try bird watching, learning about the many birds that call the park home.

Being involved in activities that take care of nature is super important for young people. When they join trips like these or go bird watching, it helps them feel responsible for the environment. Plus, it gives them the power to protect it. Young minds bring new ideas and can make a big difference in keeping places like the LPPWP safe and healthy.

The park's management office, along with groups like the Wild Bird Club of the Philippines and the Society for the Conservation of Philippine Wetlands, thanked volunteer groups for helping in the clean up and supporting the wetland park.

On another event celebrated for National Volunteers Month, at least 10 groups from the government, communities, and schools were given recognition. These groups did amazing work in 2023 to save and look after the wetland park.

Experts and leaders from the park's management office guided the event, along with folks from volunteer groups. Everyone shared messages through videos, thanking the groups for their help and encouraging them to keep spreading the word about protecting places like the wetland park.

These volunteers helped cleared away around 130 tons of trash from the park's coastline in 2023. This helped keep the park clean all throughout the year.

The park's management team discussed about plans for 2024. They said they want to do more than just cleanups and want volunteers to join in other activities too. For their part the volunteer groups promised to keep working together with the park’s managment, saying that when everyone helps out, it's easier to take care of special places like the wetland park. (PIA-NCR)

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