McKean Rehabilitation Center – for people and the land
The McKean Rehabilitation Center is on the East bank of the Ping River.
With a history dating back to its establishment as a Leper colony in 1907 through to activities as diverse as training in organic agriculture, as described in the blue link above, McKean, as is is affectionately referred to continues to develop.
Today Ricky from Gum Hak Doi Suthep and Klaus a Sarapee resident and former agriculture worker at McKean had the npleasure of meeting McKean’s new director Mr Somchai and bring a load of Chiang Mai indigenous trees to plant in the center’s extensive grounds.
As the four Google Earth pictures above show the grounds are very extensive and planning for planting will be quite a challenge.
On a very rainy 8tj September we planted around 60 trees with McKean workers in 2 places.
1 Along an East Wset Road between the Teak plantations in the NW segment of the land &
2 Along the pond across from the Administration building and under the big Rain Trees to the South.
The soil there is very moist and yesterday with Erik we visited and weeded around some trees but much more needs to be done so
Please join us from 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday 17th .
To get there drive along the road beside the river Ping and meet at the T junction beside the Teak plantation. You can access McKean by crossing the one lane bridge over the river just south of the second ring road. Once across the bridge turn right at the temple and follow that road into McKean.