Pesalat Reforestation Centre - Giving a little back!
Jackamy
Paul & Derry Harper
Sun 14 Nov 2010 02:19
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Sunday 14th November
Next stop, Pasalat, a reforestation centre
where sapplings of sandalwood, ironwood and other native trees are being
reintroduced to combat logging, mining and fires. On Pasalat's bulletin board it
says:
Hutan...
Bukan hanya milik
kita
Hutan...
Warisan bagi anaj cucu
kita
Lestaikan Hutan
The Forest...
Not only ours
The Forest...
Our grandchildren's
inheritance
Preserve the Forest
 
 The many medicinal plants for
problems such as malaria, as well as many more
Once deep into the forest we came
across a small house/information centre 'Pondok Kerja'. It is home to Ladan, the
planter, and two men we passed along the platform who were building a shelter as
a rest stop along the pontoon. They will work out here for 15 days at a time and
then return to Kumai, only to repeat the process 15 days later. Ladan showed us
the sapplings he had ready for planting into the forest and we chose an
Ironwood tree with the durian fruit, a delicacy for orangutans. We thought it
important to chose a favourite of the orangutans as we want to provide for them
as much as we can. Although our little tree is exactly that, little, it is a
step in the right direction.
   Once we'd chosen our healthy
looking sappling it was measured at 65cm and it's details noted. Ladan then
led us into the forest and clambered through the ferns with Jack and Amy in tow,
to dig the hole and plant the sappling. Ladan will take care of it from now on
and make sure that it grows into a big strong tree for our new found
friends.
  
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