By: Biol. Jesús Ángel Barajas
Arbor Day was celebrated on Thursday, July 10, at the Vallarta Botanical Garden, a day dedicated to honoring trees as pillars of sustainability and well-being. A tour of the trees in the garden and the bay was conducted by staff from the Organization for the Conservation of Trees (OCA) and staff from the Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Laboratory at the Centro Universitario de la Costa. The latter are also studying the gum trees in our garden in terms of populations and conservation.
Tahamara Esquivel Rodríguez, head of the Urban Tree Program of the Municipal Government of Puerto Vallarta, gave a special talk on the importance of urban trees in our cities. Her experience as head of the Puerto Vallarta Urban Tree Program, as well as her work with the Organization for the Conservation of Trees, enriched this celebration and offered the public a valuable perspective on the role of trees in urban life. Thanks to her efforts and those of her team, Puerto Vallarta has been recognized with the Tree Cities of the World designation, a joint initiative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Arbor Day Foundation (ADF).
