Miaoli’s Sinpu Elementary becomes nursery for 17 rare plant species
Miaoli’s Sinpu Elementary becomes nursery for 17 rare plant species
2026-06-02
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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環境特殊! 5平方公里"17種珍稀植物" 新埔國小變復育基地
2026-06-02
苗栗縣通霄鎮新埔地區，因地理環境特殊，在5平方公里的範圍內，有超過17種珍稀受脅植物，物種密度高，引起地方社區、學校的關注。新埔國小就把校園變成復育基地，讓孩子親手種植受脅植物，校方結合課程與實作，讓保育行動從小扎根。
小小雙手輕輕撥開泥土，親手將種子種下，苗栗通霄新埔國小的學生們，不再只是從書本上認識植物，而是親自體驗，讓瀕危的植物，在校園重新萌芽。
摸摸葉片、聞聞香氣，這些珍貴的植物，讓孩子們驚呼連連。新埔國小將校園山坡地，打造成受脅植物的復育基地，把生態教育融入課程，讓學生們從小就認識家鄉的珍稀物種。
[[新埔國小校長 謝孫良]]
"山丘地有發現到一個很好的復育機會，我們結合我們的校訂課程，在我們學校的花圃，跟我們學校的校園角落，來做為這些受脅植物的復育。"
根據林保署統計，全台有近千種受脅植物，其中林保署新竹分署轄區內，就佔了近三百種。光是苗栗通霄鎮新埔地區這個只有5平方公里的地方，就多達17種珍稀植物，密度是全台平均的125倍。這些受脅植物，就是因為人為開發、棲地破壞，面臨滅絕危機的原生植物。
[[林保署新竹分署長 夏榮生]]
"那我們復育保育工作之後，我們從野外去擇取它的種子，回來然後透過繁殖次世代的一個種子，再回到我們的野地，是我們非常重要的目標。"
為了搶救大自然保育生態，林保署今年更首度與台鐵合作，在新埔火車站周邊，打造受脅植物復育基地，也希望成為地方觀光的新亮點。
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