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Plea for Park Protection

Plea for Park Protection

by Ricky Ward | Nov 27, 2017 | General / ทั่วไป, Vegetation / พืซ

How do we get from this … at Chiang Mai Railway Park To that ..at Huai Kaeo (Huai Keow) Arboretum? The cheeky answer is of course walk if you cannot find wheels as the distance is but a few kilometres from the hot mess by the railway station. But should you...
Visionary

Visionary

by Ricky Ward | Mar 28, 2017 | General / ทั่วไป, Town Planning / การวางผังเมือง, Vegetation / พืซ

Chiang Mai If I was asked who in Chiang Mai would get my vote for the most visionary resident of Chiang Mai, my first thought would be Mr Nikhom , proprietor of Chang Peuk Hotel, for it is he who was responsible for this tree planting beside the moat just West of...
Moribund Buddhism

Moribund Buddhism

by Ricky Ward | Feb 24, 2017 | General / ทั่วไป, Town Planning / การวางผังเมือง, Vegetation / พืซ

The grounds of Wat Suan Dok lie outside the old Chiang Mai city moat to the west on Suthep Rd in the direction of the mountain of that name. (Click on any photo to see a description and again to magnify the image) The temple name Wat Suan Dok translates as Flower...
Can Chiang Mai Export “Treespertise”?

Can Chiang Mai Export “Treespertise”?

by Ricky Ward | Jan 23, 2017 | General / ทั่วไป, Vegetation / พืซ

A look at Udon Thani. Despite a lack lustre local government administration in Nakhorn Ping Chiang Mai , activities of a very informal, barely visible, network of environmentalists has been making inroads into the generally poor management of urban trees.  From care...
Railway  Park Tree Vandalism

Railway Park Tree Vandalism

by Ricky Ward | Dec 4, 2016 | Town Planning / การวางผังเมือง, Vegetation / พืซ

This is not the first time. Chiang Mai regularly sees gross acts of tree vandalism both by private land holders and state actors. People continually complain about chopping trees near powerlines when seldom is it necessary and almost never done in a way respectful of...
Eco-tourism Opportunism at Huai Teng Tao September 2016

Eco-tourism Opportunism at Huai Teng Tao September 2016

by Ricky Ward | Oct 27, 2016 | General / ทั่วไป, Vegetation / พืซ

In politics Opportunism is often regarded as a dirty word, as for example when say a migrant commits a crime and opportunist politicians use this to denigrate all migrants and arouse fear and hated in an otherwise peaceful society. In nature many organisms are...
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