Mount Banahaw looms over one side of the lake and there are many smaller hills all around it.
With overcrowded fish pens studding the lake, the overuse of commercial fish feed, and numerous makeshift huts without proper waste disposal systems on stilts along its shores, Lake Sampaloc is considered threatened and needs rehabilitation. The Friends of the Seven Lakes Foundation is working towards that and educating the communities around the lake, but I think that the city government of San Pablo also has to be stricter in implementing environmental and building laws in the areas around the lakes.
In case you're wondering about my title, it is based on the Legend of Lake Sampaloc.
7 comments:
It's a shame that this lake is so threatened. It's in a beautiful setting, and I hope it can be saved.
des paysages magiques, c'est superbe
I'm really enchanted by these pictures, the last one has so strong green energy.This lake is magic!
Léia
It does look like a very nice lake, especially from your second photo. Gorgeous! But I hope it recieves the rehabilitation that is needed :D
Hilda, you made my day by posting the bottom shot. I just love that setting! Now I'm feeling nostalgic, have to travel to the tropics really soon. :-)
It is so sad to hear another example of how we humans tend to spoil our earthly home!
And it is a beautiful lake, too. But let's hope it is rehabilitated! I remember when you could develop film in Lake Erie (seriously!) it was so loaded with chemicals. But now it has been cleaned up and is once again a viable body of water.
i enjoyed the last image a lot. it's like a poster for relaxation.
where have you been?
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