JOURNAL OF INNOVATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY SERVICE RESULTS

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Vol 1(1), June 2023, 13-17
DOI: https://doi.org/10.61650/jip-dimas.v1i1.22
a s s yf a . c o m

Efforts to Regenerate Local Tourism: Using Empty Land as a
Fishing Spot
Nurya Giovani 1 , Riska Diah Pratami 2 , Elfina Anggi NU 3 , Rizal Arifin 4
1, 2, 3, 4 Muhammadiyah University of Ponorogo, Indonesia

* Corresponding author: nuryagiovani 29@gmail.com

KEYWORDS
Local Tourism
Empty land
Fishing place
Assistance efforts

SUBMITTED:03/23/2023
REVISED: 03/25/2023
ACCEPTED: 03/28/2023

ABSTRACT Kesugihan Village is an area located in the highlands, approximately 5.6 km
from the sub-district government center. Kesugihan Village has a spring that is located
not far from residential areas. However, due to the lack of public concern for the
environment of the spring, it is not used as a tourist attraction. Kesugihan Village has a
tourist destination, Sekar Wilis Park, which is not far from residential areas and water
sources, so the village and community should utilize existing facilities and natural
resources. However, the park is no longer operational due to a lack of maintenance by
the community, youth organizations, and the village government. The 01 KKN UMPO
2023 team in Kesugihan Village wants to revive empty land by changing the swimming
pool into a fishing pond so that this effort can increase the motivation of residents and
the village government to improve the residents' economy.
© The Author(s) 2023.

1. INTRODUCTION
Kesugihan Village is one of the villages in Pulung
sub-district, Ponorogo district. Kesugihan Village has
a mountainous geographic location. Kesugihan
Village and the sub-district government center are
approximately 5.6 km away. Most work as traders
and farmers. One of the potentials of Kesugihan
village is the Sekar Wilis Park tourist destination
(Nafisah et al., 2023; Sudiantini et al., 2023; Zahroh &
Hartiningtyas, 2023). This destination offers several
facilities such as a swimming pool (Aziza & Purwanto,
2022; Berybe et al., 2021), playground (Farrukh et al.,
2022), coffee shop (Subarkah, 2019), and volleyball
court. In 2018, the Sekar Wilis Park tourist
destination was officially opened. Sekar Wilis Park
also offers natural beauty (Howell, 2020), supported
by its strategic geographical location (Cherepovska et
al., 2021).
Sekar Wilis Park offers pristine views of
mountains, rice fields, and forests. The location of
Sekar Wilis Park is also close to residential areas, and
access to the park can be accessed by 2-wheeled
vehicles. Unfortunately, the lack of management and
support from the village government and the
surrounding community has made Sekar Wilis Park
less known to the public (Eriyanti et al., 2022;
Sungkawati et al., 2022; Yuniwati & Afdah, 2021). Sekar
Wilis Park, which should be a tourism potential for
Kesugihan Village, has received little attention from

the government in the village itself. The swimming
pool, which used to be one of the pools in Kesugihan
Village, is no longer used. The coffee shop, which was
supposed to be a place for village youth to exchange
information, is no longer available. The government
should pay attention to the long-term effects that will
arise if Sekar Wilis Park is appropriately managed.
Professional. The long-term effects that can be caused
include: supporting the economic growth of the
Kesugihan Village community (da Fonseca, 2022;
Olajos, 2019), increasing the income of Ngrayun
Village (Bohlin, 2020; Russell, 2020), as well as other
positive impacts (Broch, 2023; Kreier, 2022). Village
governments must be more creative (Fly, 2023;
Meekaew, 2019)and innovative in utilizing village
potential (Gustavsson, 2021). So that this potential
can be implemented and benefit the community,
especially Kesugihan Village (Gedal, 2018; HoussayHolzschuch, 2018).
The service team created a work program for
cultivating catfish and catfish fishing by utilizing
swimming pools that were no longer in use (Bobsaid,
2021; Song, 2020). This activity was formed to revive
Sekar Wilis Park by holding a catfish fishing
competition
in
collaboration
with
youth
organizations and village officials in Kesugihan
Village, Pulung District, Ponorogo Regency (Enault,
2021; Pothukuchi, 2017). The catfish fishing

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competition was held because most Kesugihan
Village residents like fishing in their spare time
(Riono et al., 2023; Sugianto et al., 2022; Wulandari et
al., 2022). By holding this catfish fishing program, it is
hoped that the community will participate in running
and reviving Sekar Wilis Park.
Inspired by an abandoned swimming pool, our
group took the initiative to create a fishing pond
because, judging from the conditions in the field, it
was impossible to repair and reuse it as a swimming
pool. Not only did we turn the swimming pool into a
fishing pond, but we also revived the coffee shop as a
supporting facility.
The improvement efforts we carry out do not
always run smoothly; there are several obstacles and
challenges that we have to overcome to help build the
potential of this village (Abidin et al., 2023; Safitri et
al., 2023). The first problem is internal as an example
of differences of opinion by some group members, but
we can solve internal problems wisely. For external
problems, we encountered several difficulties. Firstly,
in terms of funding, all costs incurred were purely
group costs. The lack of enthusiasm from the
community is also an obstacle for us. It can be seen
that the community only helped build it by filling the
fishing pond with water. With determination and
intention, we can overcome all obstacles. With the
fishing pond that we pioneered, we hope it will be the
starting point for Sekar Wilis Park to become a tourist
asset in Kesugihan Village so that later, we will be able
to help encourage economic growth, especially for
MSMEs in Kesugihan Village.

3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
Study of Geographical Conditions
The village is a village located in the Pulung subdistrict, Ponorogo Regency. The Kesugihan Village
area consists of four hamlets: Krajan, Kebun Agung,
Sisir, and Plaosan. The four hamlets are divided into
11 Rukun Warga (RW) and 23 Rukun Tetangga (RT).
The area of this village is recorded at around 397,118
Ha with a division of agricultural and non-agricultural
land, namely 65 hectares of rice fields, 296,620
hectares of land for tegal, and 35,498 hectares of
other land.
Through these figures, it can be seen that the
vast area of Kesugihan Village contains abundant
natural resources. Unfortunately, local communities
often cannot utilize existing natural resources for
profitable businesses. Because residents prefer to sell
natural products directly without processing, the
income generated is not much. Apart from
plantations, residents also created a tourist attraction
called Taman Sekar Wilis, which opened on August
12, 2018.
Utilization of Vacant Land for Fishing Sites
Even though Sanggarloka Sekar Wilis has been
open for more than four years, some undeveloped
land still needs to be utilized so that this tourism can
be enjoyed optimally and attract many visitors. Apart
from that, with the beauty of the rice fields and
mountains, this tour looks lovely, and the good views
attract visitors.

2. METHOD
One of the essential components in writing
service journal articles is method. As part of
exploring the problem, researchers conducted site
surveys and analyzed the situation. This was done by
direct observation by interviewing residents as
resource persons.
As a result of the analysis of this problem,
members of the Community Service team who work
in Kesugihan Village together with the local Karang
Taruana were moved to utilize the empty land in
Sekar Wilis Park as a solution to utilize the land, so
that in the future it can be used as an entertainment
venue and can help revive the economy—Local
communities.
In implementing these activities, several
planned steps have been successfully achieved. In
general, the steps taken are (1) Study of Geographical
Conditions, (2) Utilization of vacant land for fishing
spots, (3) Creation of facilities and infrastructure, (4)
Socialization of fishing spots in the Sekar Wilis local
tourist area, (5) Community Response.

Figure 1. Vacant Land in Sekar Wilis

Moreover, it looks beautiful along the road
because rice fields and mountains surround it. This
beautiful view is also an attraction in itself. In
addition, the Sekar Wilis Park tourist attraction in
Kesugihan Village has abundant water sources, but
residents mostly use it to irrigate sand mining and
rice fields. If the idle land is used for other tourism
developments, such as fishing ponds, it will generate
several financial benefits for residents.
Creation of Facilities and Infrastructure
Empty land that will later be used as a fishing
spot certainly needs repairs to make it suitable.
Therefore, it is necessary to prepare facilities and
infrastructure that can make things comfortable,
increase satisfaction, speed up and simplify the
process of building a pool, and increase productivity
so that the results obtained are also of higher quality.
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positively impact Sekar Wilis Park so that the wider
community knows it and will increase the income of
the surrounding community.
Community Response

Figure. Preparation of Facilities and Infrastructure

In connection with this, the facilities and
infrastructure used in improving the fishing pond are
(Manasikana et al., 2023; Mustikasari & Relawati, 2021;
Ridwan, 2022; Sah et al., 2022):
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.

Cleaning area around the pond by trimming wild
plants.
Provision of seating for fishing participants.
Numbering around the pond for fishing
participants.
Improve electricity and provide lamps for
lighting at night.
Rearrangement of the coffee shop located next to
the pool.
Irrigation of the swimming pool, which will be
used as a fishing pond

After the activity was reactivated, Sekar Wilis
Park and a fishing spot in the Sekar Wilis Park tourist
area caused a positive response from the
surrounding community. This is motivated by
changes in people's lifestyles who are starting to be
able to use their free time and land that has been
empty for a long time to revive the economy of
residents. Sekar Wilis Park is a fishing spot that the
general public can visit. The public can visit Sekar
Wilis Park free of charge and can take advantage of
the existing facilities.

4. CONCLUSION
The implementation of community service
activities has been able to revive Sekar Wilis Park by
converting an unused swimming pool into a fishing
pond. The existence of this fishing pond can help the
community to utilize empty land and can revive the
economy of the surrounding community.

Socialization of fishing spots in the local tourist
area of Taman Sekar Wilis

5. REFERENCE

Before it officially opened, the Service Team in
Kesugihan Village, along with the local village Karang
Taruna, held an outreach regarding the opening of a
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This socialization was carried out to plan the
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pool, which was converted into a fish pond for fishing,
by collaborating with the Kesugihan Village youth
organization. Notification about the revitalization of
Sekar Wilis Park was carried out through word of
mouth and by distributing pamphlets on social media.
This information is known to the public.

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