TREE GROWING. Some of the participants in the planting of 1,000 narra trees at the Gawahon EcoPark in Victorias City, Negros Occidental on Sunday (Aug. 14, 2022). The activity was part of the events marking the 17th year of the Northern Negros Natural Park, which was declared as a protected area on Aug. 15, 2005. (Photo courtesy of CENRO-Bago City, Negros Occidental) BACOLOD CITY - Stakeholders from various sectors have planted 1,000 narra trees at the Gawahon EcoPark in Victorias City, Negros Occidental as part of the events marking the 17th year of the Northern Negros Natural Park (NNNP). "We would like to thank our partners for making the celebration a success," Joan Nathaniel Gerangaya, officer-in-charge of the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office and concurrent protected area superintendent of the NNNP, said in a statement on Monday. The trees, which were planted on Sunday to cap the two-day 1st NNNP Day celebration, symbolized the continuing commitment of