Planting trees is a century-long big plan, but one can't "talk about cultivation without talking about harvest," says Sung Chien-min, a forest creating supervisor who is currently leading the nearly 20 personnel in improving the soil and caring for the saplings. "What's the use of toiling to plant trees here while they're still mining across the way in the Chingshui River Farm?"
種樹是百年大計，但也不能「只問耕耘，不問收穫」「我們在這邊種樹，對面清水農場繼續在採礦，辛苦種樹又有何用？」目前帶領將近廿名工人在山上整地、照顧樹苗的造林監工宋建民說。