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Gunung Stong State Park Preliminary Management Plan return trip is through the saddle between, G. Stong and G. Ayam, to G. Stong, and straight down to Baha Camp. In general, there are still visible signs that GSSP have been extensively logged some time in the mid to late 1980s, as evidenced by the abandoned logging trails that extend up to the 1000m limits. At lower elevations and on the more undulating ground, these logging trails have provided access for settlers to encroach into areas surrounding GSSP, establishing dwellings, smallholdings, and fruit farms, in the hope of obtaining legal title in the future. However, since most of GSSP is steeply sloped, encroachment seemed to be limited to three areas: the Jelawang approach to the waterfall, and to the Sg. Stong river plain that is off the Jelawang-Gua Musang federal road, and along the edges of the Jelawang-Gua Musang Road (see Appendix 4). Possibly, the steep, rocky slopes beyond these areas have deterred further encroachments. The logged-over patches and logging trails have encouraged the growth of pioneer and sunlight-loving species, with a profusion of bamboo thickets, gingers, ferns and wild bananas, and pioneer woody species (typically Macaranga spp., Melastoma spp., Alstonia spp., Elateriospermum tapos) are dominant. There are numerous signs (droppings, prints, and calls) of the presence of wildlife, such as elephants, gibbons, tigers, deer and wild boar. There are also signs pointing to the presence of agarwood (Aquilaria spp.) collectors, with their campsites and markings on tree trunks, off the usual trails. The upper levels of GSSP are frequently shrouded in mists, due to the upwelling of humid air from the lowlands that develops into late afternoon thunderstorms and showers. Due to its granite base, the topsoil is shallow, and this leads to low water retention that easily leads to mini-cascades and waterfalls along seasonal streambeds, and over-flooding of the riverbanks within GSSP. This is especially felt at Baha Camp, the base of the waterfall, and the loop near the Sekolah kebangsaan Mempelam, Jelawang. Figure 3.1: Location of Ground Truthing 1 & 2 3.3.1 Ground-Truthing A This ground-truthing investigation was conducted from the Stong Resort to Baha Camp, Bogo Rock Shelter, G. Kob, Li Rock Shelter, G. Ayam, G. Che Tahir, G. Tera, G. Menyelit, and back. The descriptions of the areas visited are as in Table 3.1. 32
Gunung Stong State Park Preliminary Management Plan No. Name of Area Table 3.1: Description of Areas in Ground-Truthing A Coordinates & Elevation GTA1 Baha Camp N441757 E590819 461m asl GTA2 Sg. Rantai N441155 E590721 621m asl GTA3 Benta plateau N440137 E590623 760m asl GTA4 Gua Bogo (Bogo Rock Shelter) GTA5 Turning to Gua Li N439798 E590347 816m asl N439791 E590348 944m asl GTA6 G. Kob N439202 E590515 1,266m asl GTA7 Gua Li (Li Rock Shelter) N439203 E590515 1,062m asl GTA8 G. Ayam N437652 E591049 1,500m asl Description Logged-over forest, at the top of the big waterfall. The camp consists of two parts: in one part are the huts, while across the river is a campsite and a prayer hut. The area has a diversity of tree species especially meranti (Shorea spp.), seraya (Shorea curtisii), simpoh gajah (Dillenia reticulata), and terentang (Campnosperma auriculata). Near the campsite is a population of the endemic Licuala stongensis. On the way to the last waterfall are gesneriads growing on rock faces, Dracaena spp. in the shade, and a population of the slipper orchid, Paphiopedilum barbatum. Sg. Rantai can be approached from either the resam (Dicranopteris linearis)-lined trail, or, alternatively, through a trail next to the last waterfall. The river is named after a piece of chain tied to a tree to assist hikers climbing up the steep riverbank. Formerly a log collection point, this area is occasionally used by campers as an alternative to Baha Camp. There is also a population of the endemic L. stongensis found at this site. Situated in an upper hill dipterocarp forest, this rock shelter is regularly used by hikers as a rest-point, and even a campsite, on their way to the summit of Stong. There is a large meranti bukit (Shorea platyclados) next to the rock-shelter, and here also marks the emerging presence of the montane giant tree fern, Cyathea spp. This is the upper limit of the logging trail that starts from Jelawang. Habitat type is a mix of the upper hill dipterocarp forest and the oak-laurel forest, with the latter predominating on the more moist parts, while the former on steeper, drier parts. Pinanga malayanum, and dipterocarps like meranti sarang punai (Shorea parvifolia), meranti bukit (S. platyclados), are noted. Also noted are signs of harvested Aquilaria spp. Lower montane forest on the summit, a steep ascent from the ridge to Gua Li, with eroded slopes exposed by landslides. A small rock shelter, through which a small stream flows, used by agarwood collectors as a camp. Habitat-type is more of an oak-laurel forest, with increasing tendency for a mossy forest type, influenced by the high level of moisture, as one enters the saddle between G. Ayam and G. Stong, with increasing presence of Phyllagathis sp. and sphagnum moss. Vegetation at summit is montane ericaceous forest, dominated by the Dacrydium spp., gnarled Leptospermum spp., and the montane fern, Dipteris conjugata, though at exposed flanks, the weedy Dicranopteris linearis dominate. On exposed 33
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