The Makiling Botanic Gardens (MBG) Wildlife of the Month (WOM) for June 2024 is the Philippine Giant Forest Skink scientifically known as Sphenomorphus cumingi (Gray, 1845). This skink is endemic to the Philippines; recorded from Mindanao, Bohol, Dinagat, Leyte, Samar, Luzon, Mindoro, Calotcot, Sibuyan, Lubang, and Sicogon Islands. It ranges …
The Makiling Botanic Gardens (MBG) Plant of the Month (POM) for June 2024 is the Kapal-kapal Baging, scientifically known as Hoya pubicalyx Merr. from the family Apocynaceae. The plant is endemic to the Philippines. Kapal-kapal Baging is a climber or epiphytic and grows on trees along streams in damp forest areas. It …
By: Valeriana D. Barredo-Parducho On its 26th year of reorganization of the Makiling Center for Mountain Ecosystems (MCME) and 61st anniversary of the Makiling Botanic Gardens (MBG), the MCME staff celebrated the event through several activities on 25 June 2024. The program has two parts, Commemorative Tree Planting and Anniversary …
By: Myranel S. Canceran The Makiling Center for Mountain Ecosystems (MCME) through its Social Forestry Division (SFD), College of Forestry and Natural Resources-University of the Philippines Los Baños (CFNR-UPLB), in collaboration with the Philippine Geothermal Production Company, Inc. (PGPC), conducted the 17th Youth Summer Program on Environmental Education (YSP) with …
A one-day training for all MCME Nursery staff entitled “Refresher on Seedling Propagation and Biological Management in Forest Nursery” was conducted last May 30, 2024 and held at the Makiling Botanic Gardens Toyota Environment Education Theater (MBG TEET). It was participated by three (3) Nursery Supervisors and 11 Support Staff, …
The Makiling Botanic Gardens (MBG) Wildlife of the Month (WOM) for May 2024 is the Marbled Water Monitor, scientifically known as Varanus marmoratus (Wiegmann, 1834). Varanus is derived from the Arabic “waral”, which means “lizard beast”, while “marmoratus” means marbled. The wildlife is endemic to the Philippines and is labeled as …