{"id":30247,"date":"2018-06-27T10:00:41","date_gmt":"2018-06-27T02:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/?p=30247"},"modified":"2018-06-27T13:45:00","modified_gmt":"2018-06-27T05:45:00","slug":"masungi-georeserve-new-legacy-trail-learning-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/2018\/06\/27\/masungi-georeserve-new-legacy-trail-learning-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Masungi Georeserve New &#8216;Legacy Trail&#8217;: Learning Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Into the woods for a happy ever after<\/em>, so the song goes. In Baras, Rizal, The Masungi Georeserve opens the &#8216;Legacy Trail&#8217; that will engage the public in a large-scale forest restoration.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-30251\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/06\/masungi-legacy-trail3-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Guests will be able to conduct tree planting and\/or nurturing activities alongside park rangers<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"col-md-6\">The\u00a0ongoing project is a multi-sector initiative to restore devastated\u00a0lands surrounding the famous Masungi Georeserve. The Legacy Trail aims to immerse visitors on the daily work and struggles of conservation\u00a0but also show its fruits. Guests may participate in tree planting and nurturing activities at the conservation area located at the first ranger station of the Masungi Geopark Project.<\/p>\n<p><em>Also read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/2016\/03\/10\/masungi-georeserve\/\">Masungi Georeserve<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-30254\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/06\/masungi-legacy-trail1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/06\/masungi-legacy-trail1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/06\/masungi-legacy-trail1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/06\/masungi-legacy-trail1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>The new trail features new paths such as the &#8216;Kawayan&#8217; which is a bamboo-lined uphill walk<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-30253\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/06\/masungi-legacy-trail-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/06\/masungi-legacy-trail.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/06\/masungi-legacy-trail-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/06\/masungi-legacy-trail-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>&#8216;Amihan&#8217; meaning breeze is a series of floating huts and rope pathways among the last pine stands in the area<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Also read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/2017\/08\/13\/new-night-trail-in-masungi-georeserve-things-you-only-see-after-dark\/\">New Night Trail in Masungi Georeserve: Things You Only See After-dark<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The opening of the Legacy trail comes at a crucial moment as the reforestation project continues to be threatened by destructive activities such as treasure-hunting, illegal logging, and quarrying.<\/p>\n<p>Weeks before the trail was ready, a forest fire ravaged a portion of the area where several young trees were recently planted. Their forest rangers also discovered a series of treasure hunting pits.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As much as it is important to celebrate the success of restoration at Masungi, it is also important to show that the challenges persist in many different areas and that the public can do something about it,&#8221; says Masungi Georeserve Project Manager, Ann Dumaliang. &#8220;This is where the Legacy Trail comes in.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-30255\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/06\/masungi-legacy-trail2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/06\/masungi-legacy-trail2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/06\/masungi-legacy-trail2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/06\/masungi-legacy-trail2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Enjoy a Minalot Meal after the trail<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The Legacy Trail is a 3-hour\u00a0walk which will include tree planting, tree nurturing activities, and the Minalot Meal,\u00a0a rice meal wrapped in banana leaves and prepared by locals.\u00a0There is also an optional rope\u00a0course among the trees. Make sure to have a Tagalog and English-speaking friend in your group as Masungi promotes the use of Filipino language for the tour.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">For a small fee of Php 1,000, you get an unforgettable experience of a lifetime while also helping the forest of\u00a0Masungi as well as the communities of\u00a0Pinugay, Baras, Cuyambay, and Tandang Kutyo in Rizal.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Ignite your interest in the fields of conservation\u00a0and share\u00a0the love for nature. Come up to the trees and down a new path of ecotourism at the new Legacy Trail of Masungi Georeserve.<\/p>\n<p><em>Also read: <a href=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/2017\/01\/21\/a-list-of-the-best-ecotourism-spots-in-the-philippines\/\">A List of the Best Ecotourism Spots in the Philippines<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>This is a press release. Minor edits were made prior to publishing.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Participate in tree planting and nurturing activities at Masungi Georeserve as the Legacy Trail introduces you to the life of nature conservation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":30251,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[6410,6409],"class_list":["post-30247","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-launching-and-opening","tag-legacy-trail","tag-masungi-georeserve"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2018\/06\/masungi-legacy-trail3-e1530077907496.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30247","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30247"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30247\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30282,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30247\/revisions\/30282"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30251"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30247"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30247"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30247"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}