Green Our Earth Save Our Future Generations at Tmn Kledang Permai organised by Lions Club of Perak Silver State

In conjunction with World Earth Day 2024, Lions Club of Perak Silver State once again led a group of NGOs and Corporate Company in taking part to carry out climate action programmes on 21st April 2024 starting at 8.30am at Taman Kledang Permai Padang (opposite Loyal Academy).

Nine other NGOs and Organisations are joining in to carry out climate action programmes which include Tree Planting, Environment Talk, Eco-bricks making and managing trees already planted. Among the participating NGO and Companies include; Lions Club of Ipoh Centennial, Lions Club of Bukit Mertajam Horizon, Pantai Hospital Ipoh, Koperasi Alam Hijau Perak Berhad, Ipoh City Watch, Pertubuhan Komuniti Kepolisan Bukit Merah, Loyal Academy and Pertubuhan Rakan Komunti Pendidikan Perak.

Earth Day is an international day devoted to our planet. It draws attention to the environment and promotes conservation and sustainability.

Each year on 22 April, around 1 billion people around the world take action to raise awareness of the climate crisis and bring about behavioural change to protect the environment.

Participation in Earth Day can take many forms, including small home or classroom projects like planting a herb garden or picking up litter. People also volunteer to plant trees, join other ecological initiatives or take part in street protests about climate change and environmental degradation.

Official Earth Day campaigns and projects aim to increase environmental literacy and bring together like-minded people or groups to address issues such as deforestation, biodiversity loss and other challenges.

The global theme for this year's Earth Day is 'Planet vs. Plastics', which recognizes the threat plastics pose to human health and with campaigners demanding a 60% reduction in the production of plastics by 2040.

Among the highlights of our event include:
a. Planting 16 trees comprise of Ficus Elastica, Bucida, Eugenia and Tecoma
b. Tree Tagging
c. Tree Maintenance
d. Environment Talk
e. Education and Awareness
f. Eco-bricks making
g. Environment Quiz

YDH Toh Seri Bijaya Dato' Shaharudin Bin Hj Nazari, Orang Besar Jajahan Manjung has consented to grace the occassion. 

The location map of the tree planting venue is as show below:

Sixteen Trees will be planted comprised of 6 Ficus Elastica, 6 Bucida, 2 Tecoma and 2 Eugenia with Serial number starting from LCPSS-WED-120-04-24 to LCPSS-WED-135-04-24.

Some of the Tree Tagging with OR code for the public to scan and obtain information about the trees planted, who planted, when planted and its carbon sequestration.

 Details of the programme:

60 Volunteers turned up for the programme as early as 8.30am located next to The Loyal Academy in Taman Kledang Permai, Falim, Ipoh. They are from Lions Club of Perak Silver State, Lions Club of Ipoh Centennial and Lions Club of Bukit Mertajam Horizon.

Others include Pantai Hospital Ipoh, Persatuan Keselamatan Komuniti Bukit Merah, Maahad Tafiz Sg. Kati and SK Panglima Bukit Gantang. The programme was graced by YDH Toh Seri Bijaya Lt. Kol (B) Dato' Shaharudin Bin Hj Nazari, OBJ Manjung.

16 trees were planted comprised of Bucida, Eugenie, Ficus Elastica and Tecome. After the tree planting session, participants attended an Climate Action Talk by Dr. Richard Ng, President of the Lions Club of Perak Silver State. All participants received a certificate of appreciation presented by Dato' Shaharuddin.

1. Ficus Elastica:

According to Wikipedia, Ficus elastica, the rubber fig, rubber bush, rubber tree, rubber plant, or Indian rubber bush, Indian rubber tree, is a species of flowering plant in the family Moraceae, native to eastern parts of South and Southeast Asia. It has become naturalized in Sri Lanka, the West Indies, and the US state of Florida. Despite its common names, it is not used in the commercial production of natural rubber.

It is a large tree in the banyan group of figs, growing to 30–40 m (100–130 ft) – rarely up to 60 m or 195 ft – tall, with a stout trunk up to 2 m (6 ft 7 in) in diameter. The trunk develops aerial and buttressing roots to anchor it in the soil and help support heavy branches.

It has broad shiny oval leaves 10–35 cm (4–14 in) long and 5–15 cm (2–6 in) broad; leaf size is largest on young plants (occasionally to 45 cm or 17+1⁄2 in long), much smaller on old trees (typically 10 cm or 4 in long). The leaves develop inside a sheath at the apical meristem, which grows larger as the new leaf develops. When it is mature, it unfurls and the sheath drops off the plant. Inside the new leaf, another immature leaf is waiting to develop.

2. Bucida:

A fast-growing tree that reaches between 10-20 m in height and spread to about 10-15 m wide. Its crown is layered in symmetrical tiers. The simple, unifoliate and variegated leaves are whorled along the stem. Leaves are small, measuring 2-5 cm long and 1 cm wide.
It is mottled grey-green with irregular creamy-white border, young leaves pinkish-red, margins uneven to crenate, produced in whorls at branch tips.

The twigs grow densely in storeys on whorls around the woody trunk.
Its bark is smooth, mottled pale grey, with protruding brownish streaks or spots.
Its deep anchoring roots make it able to endure high winds with little damage. Big matured tree fetch a really good price (RM>1k) in the market

3. Tecoma:

Tecoma is a genus of 14 species of shrubs or small trees in the trumpet vine family, Bignoniaceae originated from South America. It is also known as Trumpetbush and always being compared with Sakura trees in Japan. It blooms normally between February and April each year.

The tecoma trees will grow to maximum height of 25m with carbon sequestration of approximately 7,000 kg. 

Four interesting facts about 'Sakura Look-alike' Tecoma Trees that we see in Malaysia (See the following link):

https://hello.tourplus.my/festive-seasons/4-interesting-facts-about-the-sakura-look-alike-tecoma-trees-that-we-see-in-malaysia/

 4. Eugenia:

Common Name: Eugenia oleina
Botanical Name: Syzygium myrtifolium
Full Grown Height: 6  m
Spacing: 2-5 m

Program Kepentingan 3R dalam Kehidupan - SK Sungai Siput Utara

 25 Okt 2023 - Talk on the importance of 3R in our daily lives by Dr. Richard Ng, President of Lions Club of Perak Silver State at SK Sungai Siput Utara

The President of Lions Club of Perak Silver State has been invited by SK Sungai Siput Utara to give a talk to their students as part of tyhe Co-curriculum activities. The talk will touch on Climate Change and its impact on our environment and lives. 

Students will also be taught on how they could play a role in keeping our environment clean and sustainable through 3R - Redues, Reuse and Recycle. They will also be taught on how to make eco-bricks to reduce plastic pollution.

A Bucida tree will be planted after that to mark our presence in the school. This will be our 119th tree planted by our club since 2020.

About the Bucida Tree:

Bucida buceras is a single-trunked tree that will reach 25 feet when mature. It features an upright, rounded crown. A perfect street tree, black olive is resistant to wind, salt, attacks from pests, and its roots are unobtrusive.

It is native to Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and northern South America. It is commonly found in coastal swamps and wet inland forests in low elevations.

Since its dry wood is termite-resistant, extremely hard and durable, it will be excellent in construction of house posts, fence, scaffolding and bridge timbers. The bark may be used for tanning leather. A popular tree that can be trained as a bonsai specimen.

The Bucida stays full all year round, with fresh green-blue leaves. The Bucida is easy to care for, however does need a lot of water. The soil should be well-drained and should not dry out. If there is not enough water, the plant will drop its leaves.

Green Our Earth Save our Future Generations @ Taman Kledang Permai

 13 May 2023

Five Organisations including three Lions Clubs; Lions Club of Perak Silver State, Lions Club of Ipoh Heritage and Lions Club of Ipoh Elite and Pertubuhan Komuniti Kepolisan Bukit Merah and Loyal Academy have come together to participate in a tree planting project in conjunction with World Earth Day 2023.

The tree planting project is part of the Environment Sustainable project to address climate change. It will be held on 13th May 2023 at the padang  of Taman Kledang Permai, in front of Loyal Academy. This is the second such project held here. The last time it was held together with students of Loyal Academy on 4th April 2021 and attended by YDH Dato OBJ Manjung, Dato' Shaharudin Bin Hj Nazari who is also a graduate of UTMSPACE.

Five Bucida and one Ficus Elastica trees will be planted. Guest of honour of this project is Lion Tan Say Cheong of Lions Club of Ipoh Heritage who has just been elected successfully as the second VDG of District 308B2 during the recent Multiple Convention held in Kuala Lumpur.

According to Dr. Richard Ng who is also the President of Lions Club of Perak Silver State, the event was specially held to honour the successful election of Lion Tan Say Cheong as the second VDG. A fellowship is being held at the Loyal Academy to celebrate this success.

The trees bear the serial number 112/05/23 to 117/05/23 and given QR code tagging for future reference as follows:

The itnierary for the event is as follows:

Details of the trees:

1. Ficus Elastica:

According to Wikipedia, Ficus elastica, the rubber fig, rubber bush, rubber tree, rubber plant, or Indian rubber bush, Indian rubber tree, is a species of flowering plant in the family Moraceae, native to eastern parts of South and Southeast Asia. It has become naturalized in Sri Lanka, the West Indies, and the US state of Florida. Despite its common names, it is not used in the commercial production of natural rubber.

It is a large tree in the banyan group of figs, growing to 30–40 m (100–130 ft) – rarely up to 60 m or 195 ft – tall, with a stout trunk up to 2 m (6 ft 7 in) in diameter. The trunk develops aerial and buttressing roots to anchor it in the soil and help support heavy branches.

It has broad shiny oval leaves 10–35 cm (4–14 in) long and 5–15 cm (2–6 in) broad; leaf size is largest on young plants (occasionally to 45 cm or 17+1⁄2 in long), much smaller on old trees (typically 10 cm or 4 in long). The leaves develop inside a sheath at the apical meristem, which grows larger as the new leaf develops. When it is mature, it unfurls and the sheath drops off the plant. Inside the new leaf, another immature leaf is waiting to develop.

2. Bucida

A fast-growing tree that reaches between 10-20 m in height and spread to about 10-15 m wide. Its crown is layered in symmetrical tiers. The simple, unifoliate and variegated leaves are whorled along the stem. Leaves are small, measuring 2-5 cm long and 1 cm wide.
It is mottled grey-green with irregular creamy-white border, young leaves pinkish-red, margins uneven to crenate, produced in whorls at branch tips.

The twigs grow densely in storeys on whorls around the woody trunk.
Its bark is smooth, mottled pale grey, with protruding brownish streaks or spots.
Its deep anchoring roots make it able to endure high winds with little damage. Big matured tree fetch a really good price (RM>1k) in the market