What People Must Do In The Future

                  Malabar Forest in the future can be made better if it have the care not just from the government but from the citizen as well. This can be said because the facility in the Malabar mostly made for the people for free like the running track that can be used by people. So from the frequent  use of the facility, it will also trigger the attention form many side like government, private company (like Otsuka), etc.

Running Track

The untreated sewer

                  There are also many thing that can be made better at the Malabar Forest. Like the sewer that left untreated. If we can fix it, the Malabar forest will become more beautiful than now. So if the Malabar forest can be made into a recreation spot, it will attract more people or even attract people around Malang to spend their time at the Malabar Forest.

The compost

                  There also the compost house. This place can be developed to be more better than at the present. If the compos house can be developed, it can produce more income for the Malabar Forest form the compos fertilizer that produced form the compos house itself. So if the compos house system can be made better the will give the Malabar Forest management to have more independent fund to be used for taking care the Malabar Forest itself.

  

                 

The trash bin

                  Even if there are many trash bin, and even if the trash bin managed nicely. There is still many garbage lying around at the Malabar Forest. This problem only can be solved if the people itself have an awareness about environment issue at least they must have awareness for the environment around them. If this problem can be solved, the Malabar Forest will be more clean and better than now.

Trash found in the forest

     

Home Composting

Home composting in Malabar City Forest

Home composting is a building that serves for the process of composting waste crops / straw / manure waste / household organic waste into organic fertilizer / compost.

Equipment and machines that are used include: Engineering APPO (Organic Fertilizer Processing Equipment), 3-wheel vehicles, and other supporting equipment.

In the home composting, will do the composting process. Composting is a natural process in which organic materials decompose biologically particularly by microbes that utilize organic matter as an energy source.

The Compost

From  the composting process, will produce organic fertilizer / compost. Fertilizer / compost is a fertilizer that is largely or entirely composed of organic materials derived from parts of plants or animals that have gone through the process of decomposition, can be solid or liquid that can serve as fertilizer and can be used to improve physical properties, chemical properties, and biology of agricultural land

The purpose of making home composting :

-       Easing step in implementing the composting process so that the composting process can proceed smoothly.

-       Reducing the environmental problems due to the organic waste generated mainly from human activities.

-       Decreasing the amount of waste in the form of domestic organic waste so as to create comfort and cleanliness in a private environment, family, and society.

-       To produce a product (compost) which has added value to society and government.

Reservoir Pond

Reservoir Pond in Malabar City Forest

In this urban forest there is also a reservoir pond located in the middle of the forest. The reservoir pond functioned as container and infiltration of rainwater; water reservoir from the region Oro-Oro Dowo toward the river Oro-Oro Dowo; and drank by some forest fauna. But viewed from the condition of the urban forest, the third function of this pond does not run optimally because there are no large fauna in the forest, fauna just like groups of insects, cats, and birds. Furthermore, the water being stored looked very murky so we think the water are less suitable to be drunk by living things. 

History and Vegetation of Malabar Forest

The front gate

Malabar City Forest is located in the village area Oro-Oro Dowo, Klojen with an area of ​​16.178 m2. In the days of the Dutch, this city forest is a vacant land used as a water catchment and children's playground from surrounding villages, in which there is a pond called "Bozem" that serves as a water reservoir from surrounding locations. On the east side, there is an evergreen plant that is when the wind blows the wind will cause "hissing", while on the west side, there is one type of saga tree that until this moment still standing in the plaza area I, and the rest are shrubs and grass.

Plasa I

The first name of Malabar City Forest is Kebon Rodjo often called Bon Rodjo. The reason is because the forest is used as a place to play ball and javelin throwing by children around the site. Over time, in 1999/2000, the city government began to fix the forest by adding tree reforestation of about 500 seedlings, comprising among others the tree bungur, local glodokan, glodokan pole, sono flowers, Albizia butho, and banyan.

Sono Keling

In 2013, the city government confirmed this location as Malabar City Forest , according to the name which is based on the location of the forest, Malabar Street, with mayor's decree no. 220/2013. Year after year continue to be pursued with the aim of adding open green spaces, the function of water conservation, water infiltration, and the lungs of the city, as a counterweight to the city environment as well as a refreshing recreation. Until now, tree planting efforts continue to be made either by the government, civilians, and universities. The latest data the number of trees about 1500 trees. There are more than 50 kinds of trees in the Malabar City Forest. Such as acacia, agave, dadap red, cinnamon, nutmeg, matoa, shelled, sono keling, cherry, guava, coconut, mango, lamtoro, kayu put, gembilina, genitu, and breadfruit.

A Photo Booth in Malabar City Forest