A successful National Tree Day event was celebrated by
Friends of Drouin’s Trees and supporters from the public of Drouin on Sunday.
The Baw Baw Shire helped prepare the site and they provided
the mostly understorey species to go in the ground under some old eucalypts in
Clifford Dr Drouin.
About 40 volunteers made short work of the planting with many
children helping. The children received a ‘show bag’ containing environmental
material.
National Tree Day is a Planet Ark event which started in
1996 and has now become Australia’s largest ‘tree-planting and nature care’
event. We did well in Drouin, but you might like to check this out – “Ethiopia plants
350m trees in a day” – (The Guardian external link).
The benefits of connecting with nature are well documented
and todays volunteers have helped the Friends of Drouin’s Trees improve the
biodiversity of a small part of Drouin’s urban environment.
A big thank you from all of us to all of you who attended.
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