“Forest”

Do you you know what is a forest? I'm pretty much sure that you have a idea of a forest, but can you define it? Precisely it would be a somewhat difficult isn't it? So this is how they have define Forest.

“Forest” an area of land of at least 0.05–1.0 ha with tree crown cover (or equivalent stocking level) of more than 10–30 percent, with trees with the potential to reach a minimum height of 2–5 metres at maturity.

A forest may consist either of closed forest formations where trees of various storeys and undergrowth cover a high proportion of the ground or open forest. Young natural stands and all plantations which have yet to reach a crown density of 10–30 per cent or tree height of 2–5 metres are included under forest, as are areas normally forming part of the forest area which are temporarily unstocked as a result of human intervention such as harvesting or natural causes but which are expected to revert to forest.

[Definition of Forest as in the Kyoto Protocol]

The "Vacation"...

It has been almost One month since The university closed.... Really disapointed with the University adminstration. they should have taken steps to start the university by now. The new batch is waiting to get in to the campus and the final years are counting days to wine up the things. This waste of time is insane.

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Bird watching at Bodinagala...

Date: 28.03.2009
Time: 08.00 - 15.00
Venue: Bodinagala arannya senasanaya - Dombagaskanda, Ingiriya

It was a suddenly arranged trip by few of us. First there was need of going to wild anywhere on earth!! Then menan helped us in giving the location. Althougt he has been there for several times none of us were there before. This includes myself (suranjith), Amali, Janitha and Susantha.

Our plan was to get there as soon as possible. Amali was willing to join us from her home [to bring our meals!!!] Menan was at panadura and his plan was to come along there as we all were in the campus.

Finally On the day 28.03.2009 we all were able come to Horana by 7.40am and we took a bus to Bodinagala junction. Conductoer was dicoraging us when he new that we are on our way to Bodinagala. But he was underastimating us!!

Menan was already there in the early morning, so we had to come along up to Bodinagala. Susantha was appointed as the recoerder and the rest of us were obersvers. We were inspecting birds, butterflies, mammals reptiles, crabs ect.

it was almost two kilometers from the Bodinagala junction (on the Rathnapura - panadura highway) to the junction where we turned left heading to Bodinagala. It took another one Kilometer from that juction to the Bodinagala arannya senasanaya.

Our first catch was a endamic Bird... it was a Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill (Ocyceros gingalensis) It flew away welcoming us to Bodinagala. then there was a Brown Shrike (Lanius cristatus cristatus.