Early Times Report JAMMU, Nov 8: State Forest Research Institute has taken initiative to organize Forest Tree Awareness Week beginning from November 12th which happens to be birthday of Dr Salim Ali's birthday and inaugural event to be held at Nature Interpretation centre Wildlife Protection office complex Manda at 9am. As per press statement, it states as on November 12th -Tree birding,nesting, feeding studies outdoor in Manda woods 7-30 to 10-30, November 13th -Tree Taxonomy, folk Taxonomy, APG system outdoor in Janipura hills SFRI 10-30 to 12-30, November 14th -Tree art, craft, Topiary, Bonsai, dry floral arrangements, painting display, poetry recitation, November 15th - Heritage tree lectures, sacred trees, sacred groves, tree worship traditions, healing therapy, Ayurveda, modern innovations in SFRI campus Jammu, November 16th -Screening of eco-documentaries on forest fires, leaf burning, forest bathing, floral biology, tree communication, fungal internet in Forest Information Centre Bikram Chowk Jammu and November 17th -Visit to University Botanical garden, studying Rare, endangered threatened introduced taxa, ex-situ conservation, tree bird relationship, guest lectures and concluding remarks. |