Mid-Western Regional Council and Planet Ark are inviting residents to plant native trees and shrubs at Putta Bucca Wetlands Reserve from 10am to 12 noon this Sunday (August 5) for National Tree Day.
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“This tree planting event will assist to revegetate the area with native species providing valuable habitat for native animals,” Council GM Brad Cam said.
National Tree Day is Australia’s largest tree-planting and nature care event. Each year over 200,000 people take part at 3,000 sites across the country.
Residents who participate are reminded to wear a hat, sunscreen, enclosed shoes, and gloves if they have some. A free barbecue lunch will be provided to volunteers.
For more info or to register, visit treeday.planetark.org
Schools Tree Day
Students in Mudgee and Lue got their hands dirty last week for Schools Tree Day, which is held every year in the lead up to National Tree Day.
They were were joined by Kerry from Bunnings, who supplied the plants, fertiliser pellets, fertiliser solution and sugar cane mulch.
“Kerry talked to students about the importance of planting natives to encourage bees for pollination and helped students as they planted, backfilled, mulched and watered their new plants. The natives have been planted along the fence line of our veggie garden and will encourage bees to the area,” Lue Public School principal, Caron McDonald, said.
