Murraya paniculata (L.) Jack. popularly known as Kamuning is the Makiling Botanic Gardens Plant of the Month for December 2018. Kamuning belongs to family Rutaceae. In other countries, it is known as “orange jasmine” or “orange jessamine.” It is native to Southeast Asia and China. Kamuning is used as a traditional …
On 17 to 20 October 2018, For. Myranel S. Canceran, University Research Associate II (URA II) of the Makiling Center for Mountain Ecosystems (MCME) participated in the Workshop on Fostering Global Citizenship for Sustainable Heritage Conservation held at Jeju International Training Center, Jeju-do, Republic of Korea. The said workshop was …
Another milestone was recorded for The Habitat Care Program (Biodiversity Resource Assessment, Monitoring and Evaluation of Mt. Makiling Subwatersheds for Adaptive Management) of the Makiling Center for Mountain Ecosystems (MCME), College of Forestry and Natural Resources (CFNR). The program won again second place in the Session 3 Best Paper Presentation …
The Makiling Botanic Gardens presents “Tangisang bayawak” as the Plant of the Month for November 2018. Ficus variegata Blume, locally known as tangisang bayawak and sometimes referred to as red-stem fig belongs to family Moraceae. It is widely distributed in the Philippines, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Southern China, Thailand, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, …
The Laguna Water District Aquatech Resources Corporation (LARC) conducted their tree planting activity on 19 September 2018 as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) at the hillside part of the Mount Makiling Forest Reserve ASEAN Heritage Park (MMFR AHP) in Barangay Timugan, Los Banos. Laguna. LARC envisioned through this …
Mariang Makiling Trail via UPLB is closed on November 1 and 2. Likewise, the Makiling Bitanic Gardens will resume service on 03 November 2018. Please be guided.