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The Xinpu area of Miaoli’s Tongxiao Township has a unique ecology. In an area of just 5 square kilometers, there are over 17 varieties of rare and threatened plant life. This uniquely dense concentration has caught the attention of the local community, including Sinpu Elementary, which has transformed its campus into a plant nursery. The students help with planting, integrating practical applications into their educational curriculum to bring conservation concepts to life.
Tiny hands gently dig into the soil to plant seeds. Students at Sinpu Elementary School in Miaoli’s Tongxiao Township don’t just learn about plants from books. They get their hands dirty, helping endangered species grow right here on campus.
Touching the leaves and inhaling their scent, the students are fascinated by these rare plants. The school converted its hillside campus into a nursery for threatened plant species, integrating ecological education into the curriculum to teach students more about their local environment.
Hsieh Sun-liang
Sinpu Elementary principal
We discovered a great opportunity to restore plant life on our hillside campus. We integrated it into the curriculum, using the gardens and areas around campus as sites to restore threatened plant species.
According to government figures, there are nearly 1,000 endangered plant species in Taiwan, nearly 300 of which are managed by the Hsinchu branch of the Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency. In just this 5 square kilometer area in Xinpu, there are 17 threatened species—a concentration 125 times denser than the rest of Taiwan. Due to human activity and habitat destruction, these native plants are facing extinction.
Shia Jung-sheng
FANCA Hsinchu branch director
After doing work to conserve the plant, we collect its seeds from the wild and bring them back to propagate the next generation to return to the wild. It’s a very important objective for us.
To protect natural ecosystems, the forestry agency collaborated with Taiwan Railways for the first time this year to establish a nursery for threatened plants near Xinpu Station. The agencies also hope it will become a draw for tourists.
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