Exploring native trees in your forest

The event will take place in Jerash forest at Sakib area on June 5th.2021 at 10am-5pm. A 2 km hiking trail in the forest to identify all the native tree plants. The event is open to public and the invitation will be posted on our Facebook page, a group of youth from sakib local community will work alongside with WADIs' team to mange the event. Before conducting the event, we will host a specialized botanical expert to train this group, to assure their capacity to give an accurate description of the trees in the forest and answer the following points : The plant scientific and local name, native or invasive? Evergreen or deciduous? plant status according to the red list, Gathering seeds, propagation methods, sowing season, etc..

A cleaning activity will also take place at the site.

Primary Activity: Citizen science
Accessibility: Easy walk
Family Friendly

Organizer Details

Organizer: Dr. Majd Abusalem/ WADI NGO (Website)
Partners: Sakib local community.

COVID Protocols

Wearing face Masks is obligatory, . During the activity we will provide local protocols for Covid 19.

Registration & Contact Info

Registration: TBD

Name: Dr. Majd Abusalem
Email: M.abusalem@wadi-jordan.org
City: Amman
Country: Jordan