Taguibo Watershed
A Life Source
The Truth About The Taguibo Watershed
THE BASIN OF LIFE: THE ETERNAL VALUE OF THE TAGUIBO WATERSHED
It was in 1960 when the Taguibo Watershed area became a part of the concession of Butuan Logs Inc. which resulted in the Philippine Army declaring it a “No Mans Land” in 1984. Eventually, 4,367.44 hectares out of the 12,438 hectares was proclaimed Taguibo River Watershed Forest Reserve under Presidential Proclamation No. 1075 dated September 4, 1997. According to the Cotabato-Agusan River Basin Development Project (CARBDP), the Taguibo River has the channel length of 35 kilometers from downstream to upstream. Mount Hilong-hilong which is Caraga Region’s highest peak is the watershed’s highest portion at 2,012 masl, shared by two other adjacent watersheds; Cabadbaran and Wawa. A young Philippine Eagle caught by a Kainginero in the uplands indicates the watershed’s role in biodiversity conservation as part of the Eastern Mindanao Biodiversity Corridor. It is one of the region’s most productive watersheds with the industrial zone at downstream, a quarry for sand and gravel near the Taguibo Bridge and prawn farms at the estuarine section. Underground sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks compose the geological formation of the area. Based on the Geo-Hazard Map, the area is within the angle of strike-slip fault located at the barangays of Anticala, Pianing and Taguibo, Butuan City and municipality of Magallanes, Agusan del Norte. Malalag silt loam which is the area’s prevalent soil type and is suitable for Banana, Coconut, Rice and Corn covers 3,485 hectares. Butuan loam covers 3,206.31 hectares and Hydrosol, another soil type which is suitable for fishpond and wildlife covers 1,176.25 hectares. Taguibo River follows a dendritic drainage pattern, indicating that the surface materials are homogeneous. In rugged mountainous areas meteoric water runs off rapidly into creeks and streams
The Truth About The Taguibo Watershed
THE BASIN OF LIFE: THE ETERNAL VALUE OF THE TAGUIBO WATERSHED
It was in 1960 when the Taguibo Watershed area became a part of the concession of Butuan Logs Inc. which resulted in the Philippine Army declaring it a “No Mans Land” in 1984. Eventually, 4,367.44 hectares out of the 12,438 hectares was proclaimed Taguibo River Watershed Forest Reserve under Presidential Proclamation No. 1075 dated September 4, 1997. According to the Cotabato-Agusan River Basin Development Project (CARBDP), the Taguibo River has the channel length of 35 kilometers from downstream to upstream. Mount Hilong-hilong which is Caraga Region’s highest peak is the watershed’s highest portion at 2,012 masl, shared by two other adjacent watersheds; Cabadbaran and Wawa. A young Philippine Eagle caught by a Kainginero in the uplands indicates the watershed’s role in biodiversity conservation as part of the Eastern Mindanao Biodiversity Corridor. It is one of the region’s most productive watersheds with the industrial zone at downstream, a quarry for sand and gravel near the Taguibo Bridge and prawn farms at the estuarine section. Underground sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks compose the geological formation of the area. Based on the Geo-Hazard Map, the area is within the angle of strike-slip fault located at the barangays of Anticala, Pianing and Taguibo, Butuan City and municipality of Magallanes, Agusan del Norte. Malalag silt loam which is the area’s prevalent soil type and is suitable for Banana, Coconut, Rice and Corn covers 3,485 hectares. Butuan loam covers 3,206.31 hectares and Hydrosol, another soil type which is suitable for fishpond and wildlife covers 1,176.25 hectares. Taguibo River follows a dendritic drainage pattern, indicating that the surface materials are homogeneous. In rugged mountainous areas meteoric water runs off rapidly into creeks and streams