Sustainable Tree Growing at Central Luzon State University

Calica, Jasmin M.
Cruz, Anthonete C.
Sabado, Jessa Mae B.
Salazar, Radin Carlos S.

November, 2019
I. Introduction
Rationale

Trees are vital and they are the biggest plants on planet. They are giving oxygen,
store carbon, stabilise the soil and give life to wildlife. They also provide us materials
for tools and shelter. Trees are not just essential for life but they are also the longest
living species on earth that gives us links to our past. There are lots of benefits we can
get from these trees. The first one is the benefit to our health. Research shows that
within minute so being surrounded by trees, your blood pressure drops and helps
lessen stress. The second one is that it benefits the environment. They absorb carbon
dioxide as they grown and stores carbon in their woods that helps slow the Global
warming. It also helps to lessen the heat and reduce the wind speeds. The third is that
it boost wild life. It serves as the habitat of different kind of species on the forests.
The fourth is that it strengthen communities. It bring the groups, families and
communities when the want to watch birds or walk and have fun. It also develops
children’s sense of adventure. (The Royal Parks, 2017)
Trees provides things that is very essential to our living. That’s why it is very
important for us to plant trees.
Every year, Graduating students of Central Luzon State University are required to
join a tree planting activity. Almost 2,000 trees were planted yearly. But the question
is, what happens after the trees were planted? This research project aims to propose a
program that will sustain the trees that were planted in order for them to surely grow.
The main reason for this proposal is for the trees not to be wasted. Trees are essential
and it is better if there would be a program that will support their needs and help them
grow. Having a sustainable tree growing in the University can at least help reduce
pollution and may inspire students to be more aware and responsible to their
environment.
According to Ma’am Aira G. Cantorne, One of the graduates of Batch 2019 from
the College of Education, there are 2,362 graduates this July 2019. If there are more
than 2,000 graduates, then there are more than 2,000 planted trees this year. Now, in
order to maintain and sustain the growth of these newly planted trees, it is better if
this proposed program will be implemented early.
Objectives

 To identify why the trees are not growing after being planted
 To give solutions on how will we achieve a sustainable tree growing
 To formulate a program that will be proposed that will help the planted trees to grow and
to be maintained

Scope and limitations

The scope area of the study is at Central Luzon State University that will be proposed on
November 2019. The project will be implemented only at Central Luzon State University. It will
only focus on giving a sustainable tree growing on the trees planted by the graduating students
yearly.

Definition of Terms

STUDENT - The youth learners in Central Luzon State University (CLSU).

CWTS- Under of NSTP program. That implemented the environmental task.

UBAP- Responsible for tree planting through graduating students.

TREE- a usually tall plant that has a thick wooden stem and many large branches.

MAINTAIN -An important task of Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS) students.

MONITOR- An important task of Civic Welfare Training Service (CWTS) students.

GRADUATING STUDENTS- The responsible to do a Tree Planting in Central Luzon State

University.

II. Review of Related Literature

 We live in an era influenced by humans to the point that the Earth's systems are
now altered. In addition, a majority of the world's population live in cities. To meet
the needs of people in a changing world, The United Nations General Assembly
created the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDG) to improve the
quality of life for people. These broad goals outline the greatest challenges of our
time. An effective strategy to assist in meeting these goals is to plant and protect
trees, especially in cities where the majority of people live. This paper serves as a
critical review of the benefits of trees. Trees promote health and social well‐being by
removing air pollution, reducing stress, encouraging physical activity, and promoting
social ties and community.
Children with views of trees are more likely to succeed in school. Trees promote a
strong economy and can provide numerous resources to the people that need them.
While cities are getting hotter, trees can reduce urban temperatures. They provide
habitat and food for animals. Finally, trees are valuable green infrastructure to
manage stormwater. Money spent on urban forestry has a high return on investment.
As we navigate this human‐dominated era, we need skilled people who understand
the nuances of the built environment and trees as we strategically plan the cities of the
future. The overwhelming evidence from the scientific literature suggests that
investing in trees is an investment in meeting the UN SDG, and ultimately an
investment for a better world. (Nicole Cavender and Gerard Donnelly)

The sustainable arboriculture is broad-based and complex due to the diverse

and dynamic character of urban green areas and their environment, owing to the
impact that people and their activities have on urban trees. Wide-ranging activities of
people are among the major forces for change in the health and character of the urban
forest and ultimately determine its sustainability, more so than with any other forest
resource. In this scenario sustainable tree care and maintenance represent the
preservation of the long term efficiency of the urban ecosystem in an
environmentally conserving and safe manner coupled with economic viability,
social justice and equity for the citizens. Although urban green areas have been
acknowledged globally to be of outmost importance, the term “sustainable
arboriculture” is often used loosely and in a general manner as a label, brand or
icon to make it acceptable to all types of stakeholders and under various environment.
In the coming decades, arboriculture and urban forestry will have to face
many challenges as population increase and demographic changes, flinching per
capita natural resources, environmental degradation, climate change and
globalization.
At international level urban green areas are more and more perceived as vital
spaces for the development of important functions such as the strictly ecological-
environmental and the social and economic ones. Also, in many urban areas, lack
of proper tending and maintenance results in much higher tree mortality rates
that cannot be sustained over the long term. Therefore, there is a strong need to
set up research projects in all the different contexts and on different topics to
gather as much information as possible to maximize the benefits brought by trees.
Some of the aspects regarding sustainable planting and management techniques
will be considered in this paper with special regard to selection of planting
material, mulching techniques and irrigation management in the urban stands.
( Akbari, H. 2002)

Growth in urban populations creates opportunities for urban forests to deliver

ecosystem services critical to human wellbeing and biodiversity. Our challenge is to
strategically expand urban forests and provide our international communities,
particularly the vulnerable, with healthier, happier, and enriched lives.Urban areas
can concentrate poverty and sickness, and trees can help alleviate these ills through
their ecosystem services. Our global challenge is to grow urban forests and sustain
human wellbeing and biodiversity.
The urban forest is defined to comprise all trees in the urban area, inclusive of
individual street trees and clusters of park trees, and peri-urban forests extend to the
outer metropolitan area.Urban forests may have <10 billion trees, with >100 genus
including Pinus, Platanus, and Pyrus that are increasingly planted based on the
ecosystem services they can deliver. (Endreny, T.A.)
 Investing in trees through planting, care, and maintenance will produce a
significant return on investments, especially as older and larger trees provide the most
benefits3. Trees are a long-term solution for many issues people face and they are a
valuable resource for every community, especially those in urban or suburban
settings. Botanical gardens and arboreta play an important role in this pursuit for a
healthy and vibrant urban forest. These institutions provide valuable insight and
leadership due to their expertise in botany and horticulture, as well as an established
track record of public outreach and training. The future of urban forestry should focus
on protecting large trees, as well as improving age structure, standards and planning
management. (Nowak, D. J. & Greenfield, E. J. Declining, 2018)

III. Methodology

Research Locale

This research project will be proposed at Central Luzon State University located at Science
City of Munoz, Nueva Ecija on November 2019.

Materials

The researchers need the support of UBAP who is in charge in tree planting to for
graduating students; they manage the number of graduating students, and number of students
who was planted. Also the Civic welfare training service (CWTS) who will play the most
important role that is being the ones who will take good care of the trees that were planted. The
program will set this as one of requirements of CWTS students. They will be tasked to monitor,
and sustain all the needs of the trees as they grow.

Research procedure
 The researchers will ask approval of the President of University to apply and implement
this program, after the approval of the President; the researchers will do collaboration with Civic
Welfare Training Service (CWTS). Once approved, the CWTS students will be the official care
takers of the trees. It will be part of their weekly activity and duty.

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