"Plant Your Own Tree"

By: Billah H.

28 October 2009 (Wednesday) - Another busy day for the members of UBD Volunteering and Charity Club (UVC) when the "Plant Your Own Tree" event was officially launched last Wednesday. More than 60 students turned up for the workshop and tree planting activity which was held at the Biology Department, Faculty of Science and behind the UBD main entrance security post building.

Students seen mixing up soils for their saplings taken from the Kerangas forest during the workshop
(Picture: Lia Hmb)

"Plant Your Own Tree" is a result of a joint collaboration between the Department of Forestry, UBD Estate, MPP (student council) through Health, Security and Environment Exco (HSE) and UVC. It is similar to the "adopt-a-tree" programme where tree adopters are encouraged to take care of their own trees despite the cost of maintenence was inclusive in the $40 paid upon adopting. At the same time, this long term green project is aimed to raise the awareness of UBD undergraduates to the current global environmental issues, besides helping UBD towards a "greener university".

Demonstration of proper tree planting by a representative from the Department of Forestry
(Picture: Lia Hmb)

Tree planting behind the security post building
(Picture: Lia Hmb)

Also present at the event were Dean of Students, Dr Nurolaini Kifli; Assistant Registrar of UBD Estate, Hjh Maudena Hj Abd Hamid; Head of HSE, Bazilah Ghazali; and Vice Chairperson of UVC, Atiqah Raduan.