The resort's guests had lent strong support to re-planting of trees under the Kinabatangan Wildlife Corridor Rehabilitation Project (Kwicorp), formerly known as the Universiti Malaysia Sabah Tree Planting 2000.

Kwicorp had even received the support of Prince Henrik of Denmark.

Tree planting, weeding and soil improvement have become the main concerns of the staff of the lodge and Borneo Eco Tours which undertook the project.

Tree planting by guests however stopped in September as the area now has more than enough trees.

Guests at the lodge, however, can still contribute to the conservation project through donations. Guests are usually briefed on the conservation work through slide show presentations by their guides.

Kwicorp started in 2000 and it aims to regenerate 25.6ha of riverine forest corridor, one of the many 'gaps' or fragments along the lower Kinabatangan River in Sabah.

A total of 4,459 tree seedlings were bought from the local community and planted for the project costing RM43,329, including the sum donated by volunteers.

The lower section of the Kinabatangan River has been recognised nationally and internationally as one of the world's regions with most bio-diversity. Sections of this area were recently gazetted as a protected wildlife sanctuary.

Staff at the lodge have been tasked with ensuring the success of the project by weeding and fertilising the trees using dead leaves or water hyacinth, elephant dung and kitchen food scraps.

Kwicorp is important because the riverine fringe provides a good fish habitat. Fishes are the main source of income for the local people (Orang Sungai) in the lower Kinabatangan region.

The other reason is to provide a natural habitat for wildlife as the lower Kinabatangan has lost large tracts of land, much of it being turned into palm oil estates.

A rich riverine vegetation is seen as the only way to provide bank stabilisation and reduce soil erosion caused by tides and waves created by the movement of boats.

Borneo Eco Tours has made another proposal to the state government to identify another site for the Kwicorp Phase II project.