by Ricky Ward | Jul 5, 2011 | General / ทั่วไป, Vegetation / พืซ
Prior to July 4th access to the park has been restricted due a Royal presence in the adjoining Irrigation Department property. On 4th July Dave & Ricky spent some hours weeding around trees planted in honour of Aung San Suu Ky’s birthday last year. I am pleased to...
by Ricky Ward | Jul 2, 2011 | Climate Change / การเปลี่ยนแปลงสภาพภูมิอากาศ, General / ทั่วไป, Vegetation / พืซ
ASEAN Senior Forestry Officials Conference 4-8 July 2011 9 am-5 pm daily @ Le Meridien Hotel, Chiang Mai Thailand Open to the public 4-6 July Days 1 & 2 have 2 concurrent discussions 14th Meeting of the ASEAN Experts Group on Herbal and Medicinal Plants 3rd...
by Ricky Ward | Jun 22, 2011 | General / ทั่วไป, Vegetation / พืซ
Picture a churchyard. What do you see? Where I come from churchyards generally come round pretty ancient and atmospheric. Dark, wet, stone and slate, ivy and thick green moss smothering the crumbling gravestones, all brooding in the shadow of holly and...
by Ricky Ward | May 24, 2011 | General / ทั่วไป, Vegetation / พืซ
Readers who like to visit Huey Teng Tao with its ornamental dam 12 km north of Chiang Mai along te Irrigation Canal Rd may not have seen recent destruction of forest there. In January an area of young forest which had been planted over a period of 4 years by various...
by Ricky Ward | May 10, 2011 | General / ทั่วไป, Vegetation / พืซ
With the early rains this year May 2011 is a lovely time for tree planting. This week from 10th May we plan daily tree planting from 1 pm each day beside the walking path along the Mae Kha Canal south of Sri Donchai Road. The area was formerly landscaped during the...
by Ricky Ward | Apr 25, 2011 | General / ทั่วไป, Town Planning / การวางผังเมือง, Vegetation / พืซ
In 2010 the agenda for tree planting was hijacked by a monied organisation calling it self “Chiang Mai Keow Suay Hom”. Despite thousands of trees being planted – mostly the wrong species e.g. large numbers of Ratchapreuk trees yet again), in the wrong place (e.g under...
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