We took part in the endeavor of the community for the conservation and development of the mangrove forest in their coastline. In our short stay in Avila, we helped the community by planting mangroves in barren areas. We also helped in getting the litters that scatters in the mangrove forest brought by the waves or those which clings in the stems of the mangroves. We did scrape the pests from the stem and root system of the mangroves that sometimes caused the death of these plants.
As we went through the mangrove area with some of the community members, we identified three dominant species of mangroves which are locally known as pagatpat, bungalon, and bakhawan. We were amazed that the fisher folks can differentiate quickly these species.
-GERON PIERRE M. BAYATAN
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