LINGAYEN—Pangasinan continues to be unrelenting in pursuing its environment-related projects as 38,000 mangrove seedlings were again distributed last Friday to six municipalities and two cities.

Governor Amado Espino Jr. led the distribution to the towns of Bolinao, Infanta, San Fabian and Sual with 6,000 seedlings each; Anda and Lingayen, 5,000 each; and the cities of San Carlos (3,000) and Alaminos (2,000).

The seedlings were produced by the Provincial Mangrove Nursery and Information Center in Barangay Arnedo, Bolinao.

Pangasinan is the only province in Region 1 with an established mangrove  nursery, making it eligible for the Hall of Fame Award as best province in CRM.

The province bagged the best province in CRM award from 2009 to 2011.

The distribution of mangrove seedlings was part of the provincial government’s CRM program aimed at preserving and protecting Pangasinan’s coastal resources.

Espino said the reforestation of the coastal areas is just one of the doable endeavors that the government can do in helping save Mother Nature.

“This is not for us anymore but for the future of the next generation,” he said.

Since 2007, more than five million trees have been planted throughout the province, including forest trees and some 231,237 mangroves of different varieties.

Dolly Moya, OIC Provincial Agriculturist, reported that from 2007 to 2011, the province has propagated a total of 344,057mangrove seedlings which are being distributed to various requesting parties, specifically the academe, local government units, barangay councils and non-government organizations.

To date, Moya said there are 46.68 hectares of reforested areas, equivalent to 57.002 linear meters.

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