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GET TO KNOW YOUR FOREST Department of Environment Alternative Class Week 5 September 2012 9 am - 12 nn, Gazebo Sept 5, 2012 Know your native trees! This aims to familiarize us on native tree species and their importance. The venue starts in Gazebo and then the Mini Forest of the school. We discuss the importance of restoring our forest and of RAINFORESTATION. This technology uses native tree species to restore degraded land and denuded forest to recover and conserve biodiversity and reduce the risk of natural hazards. Then we will walk through the mini forest with our resource speaker who will point out native and exotic trees and provide key information on each species' outstanding characteristics that will enable you to identify these native trees.

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Miriam College Alternative Class, September 5, 2012, Gazebo, Quezon City, Philippines

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Page 1: Get to know your forest @MC

GET TO KNOW YOUR FOREST Department of Environment

Alternative Class Week 5 September 2012 9 am - 12 nn, Gazebo

Sept 5,

2012

Know your native trees! This aims to familiarize us on native tree species and their importance. The venue starts in Gazebo and then the Mini Forest of the school. We discuss the importance of restoring our forest and of RAINFORESTATION. This technology uses native tree species to restore degraded land and denuded forest to recover and conserve biodiversity and reduce the risk of natural hazards. Then we will walk through the mini forest with our resource speaker who will point out native and exotic trees and provide key information on each species' outstanding characteristics that will enable you to identify these native trees.