Botanical Gardens, Zoological Parks, and Wildlife Reserves

[hugodiekonig]

Nursery (seems this area is not maintained)


Lam-ang Trail

[hugodiekonig]

Biblical Garden






Giant Eagle Effigy

[hugodiekonig]

Cadaclan Mountains (Farr part of the photo is San Juan and Bacnotan. Even Holcim is visible from this part)





Photos from posts 362 - 383 all are mine

[photo_boi]

Butterfly Garden
Mambukal Resort
Murcia, Negros Occidental

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image hosted on flickr

[junex]

Originally Posted by KulasKusgan

Tinuy-an Falls

wow na wow and dating nito tsaka sarap dito mag water rafting..

[dinabaw]

Mt. Apo, Sibulan Trail

[amirror]

wow, ganda ng apo

kaso 700 entrance haha

[dinabaw]

Originally Posted by amirror

wow, ganda ng apo

kaso 700 entrance haha

you can have freebie in Apo(food and stay), basta lang maghakot ka ng basura at mga dumi doon

[miyay]

what a view! want to visit davao again especially eden park ü

[dinabaw]

600 hectares Bonsai Forest in San Isidro, Davao Oriental

[GUNDAM168]

I just came from my first visit to La Mesa Dam Ecopark joining a group of birdwatchers and I have to say, I love this place! The atmosphere changes as soon as you cross the wooden bridge entrance. Different birds chirping, the air suddenly smells fresher and feels cooler...and the I just love watching the different trees and plants. Amazing! We should have more parks like this in the Metro.

I just used my phone cam sorry.

[Manila-X]

I have some impressive photos of La Mesa Eco Park taken several years back.

http://www.pbase.com/manilaxperience/lamesaecopark

[GUNDAM168]

^
Love your pbase gallery man. Especially the Metro Manila from afar gallery.

[Dakpa ang akong tiil]

Compostela Valley Province
White Peak also known as Mt. Pandadagsaan
Andap, New Bataan

White Peak is locally known as Mt. Pandadagsaan which in Mandaya term means "to gather together". The Mandaya tribe considered this place as sacred as this is where they conduct their rituals asking for blessings, bountiful harvest and celebrate thanksgiving. The mountaineers labeled this as WHITE PEAK due to its crystal-like twin mountains when hit by the sun- you will see an all white-towering mountain from below. It is the 3rd highest mountain in Mindanao rising 8,878 ft. above sea level. With its height, you will see mossy forests with wild berries, bonsai plants and super cold temperature which ranges from 3-1 degrees centigrade even up to the point of below zero. This mountain is considered the most technical climb than Mt. Apo, thus 1st timer-climbers are not allowed for safety purposes.Indeed, you will experience an avatar-like journey! Only in Andap, New Bataan.

Photos courtesy of Albert "Totoy " Dayao of IDS during the Summer White Peak Climb.

A cloud forest, also called a fog forest, is a generally tropical or subtropical evergreen montane moist forest characterized by a persistent, frequent or seasonal low-level cloud cover, usually at the canopy level. Cloud forests often exhibit an abundance of mosses covering the ground and vegetation, in which case they are also referred to as mossy forests. Mossy forests usually develop on the saddles of mountains, where moisture introduced by settling clouds is more effectively retained.

In comparison with lower tropical moist forests, cloud forests show a reduced tree stature combined with increased stem density and generally the lower diversity of woody plants. Trees in these regions are generally shorter and more heavily stemmed than in lower altitude forests in the same regions, often with gnarled trunks and branches, forming dense, compact crowns. Their leaves become smaller, thicker and harder with increasing altitude. The high moisture promotes the development of a high biomass and biodiversity of epiphyte, particularly bryophytes, lichens, ferns (including filmy ferns), bromeliads and orchids. The number of endemic plants can be very high.

Limestones making it appear white below

The forest is also home to “pitcher” plants or scientifically known as “Nephentes”. They are carnivorous plants with a liquid filled deep cavity called “pitfall traps” which attract small insects that drown in it. The plant then feeds from the insect that has dissolved in the liquid that contains enzymes secreted by the plant itself. Besides this rather interesting plant, a variety of other strange plants (some poisonous) and medicinal herbs can also be found here.

Red pitcher plant (Nepenthes rafflesiana)

Tsuga Mertensiana (mountain hemlock) kingdom-plantae subkingdom- tracheobionta (vascular plants) division- coniferophyta (conifers) family- pinaceae- pine family

Mosses are small, soft plants that are typically 1–10 cm (0.4–4 in) tall, though some species are much larger. They commonly grow close together in clumps or mats in damp or shady locations. They do not have flowers or seeds, and their simple leaves cover the thin wiry stems. At certain times mosses produce spore capsules which may appear as beak-like capsules borne aloft on thin stalks. There are approximately 12,000 species of moss classified in the Bryophyta.[2] The division Bryophyta formerly included not only mosses, but also liverworts and hornworts. These other two groups of bryophytes now are often placed in their own divisions

Bonsai Plant


Wild Ginger


Wild Tomato

[hugodiekonig]

napanuod ko noon sa Magandang Gabi Bayan ni Kabayan Noli de Castro pa noon, nagpunta ang team nila sa Mt. Apo. ang ganda! pinakanamangha ako lalo ay doon sa parang maliit na lake malapit sa tuktok

[Alexzander]

In Philippe, La mesa ecopark is a heaven for visitors.
I spend many time here with my wife.

[Mercato]

Originally Posted by GUNDAM168

I just came from my first visit to La Mesa Dam Ecopark joining a group of birdwatchers and I have to say, I love this place! The atmosphere changes as soon as you cross the wooden bridge entrance. Different birds chirping, the air suddenly smells fresher and feels cooler...and the I just love watching the different trees and plants. Amazing! We should have more parks like this in the Metro.

I just used my phone cam sorry.

Nothin to be sorry about. Even the phone cam couldnt obscure the grandeur of the place. Oh wow, it seems like somewhere in the countryside of France. Beautiful.

Originally Posted by Manila-X

I have some impressive photos of La Mesa Eco Park taken several years back.

http://www.pbase.com/manilaxperience/lamesaecopark

great collection.

Originally Posted by Dakpa ang akong tiil

Compostela Valley Province
White Peak also known as Mt. Pandadagsaan
Andap, New Bataan

White Peak is locally known as Mt. Pandadagsaan which in Mandaya term means "to gather together". The Mandaya tribe considered this place as sacred as this is where they conduct their rituals asking for blessings, bountiful harvest and celebrate thanksgiving. The mountaineers labeled this as WHITE PEAK due to its crystal-like twin mountains when hit by the sun- you will see an all white-towering mountain from below. It is the 3rd highest mountain in Mindanao rising 8,878 ft. above sea level. With its height, you will see mossy forests with wild berries, bonsai plants and super cold temperature which ranges from 3-1 degrees centigrade even up to the point of below zero. This mountain is considered the most technical climb than Mt. Apo, thus 1st timer-climbers are not allowed for safety purposes.Indeed, you will experience an avatar-like journey! Only in Andap, New Bataan.

Photos courtesy of Albert "Totoy " Dayao of IDS during the Summer White Peak Climb.

A cloud forest, also called a fog forest, is a generally tropical or subtropical evergreen montane moist forest characterized by a persistent, frequent or seasonal low-level cloud cover, usually at the canopy level. Cloud forests often exhibit an abundance of mosses covering the ground and vegetation, in which case they are also referred to as mossy forests. Mossy forests usually develop on the saddles of mountains, where moisture introduced by settling clouds is more effectively retained.

In comparison with lower tropical moist forests, cloud forests show a reduced tree stature combined with increased stem density and generally the lower diversity of woody plants. Trees in these regions are generally shorter and more heavily stemmed than in lower altitude forests in the same regions, often with gnarled trunks and branches, forming dense, compact crowns. Their leaves become smaller, thicker and harder with increasing altitude. The high moisture promotes the development of a high biomass and biodiversity of epiphyte, particularly bryophytes, lichens, ferns (including filmy ferns), bromeliads and orchids. The number of endemic plants can be very high.

Superb. Spectacular beyond words. Simply magical, I must say...

[dherish09]

wow ang ganda sa ECO PARK )

[dherish09]

Sana ma maintain ang ganda ng Nature

[alheaine]

Terra Verde Integrated EcoFarm, Ajuy, Iloilo












photos by Carl Sardua