Niche Specific Restoration of Sacred Grove at Thalikulam, Thrissur

Sree Narayana College, Nattika in collaboration with Hornbill Foundation organized ecorestoration of sacred grove at Thalikulam. The programme was inaugurated by the chief guest Mr. Febin Francis (Thrissur district coordinator, Kerala State Biodiversity Board) by planting the sapling of a low elevation threatened tree species in auspicious prescence of Dr. K.H. Amitha Bachan and Ms. Devika M Anilkumar. Teachers and students of Department of Botany, Sree Narayana College, Nattika planted the remaining saplings in the sacred grove and take over the session. A total of 15 saplings were planted. The planted threatened saplings include Prioria pinnata (Kulavu), Hopea ponga (Thambakam) and Diospyros crumenata (Karimaram) along with their associates species which occupies the same niche.