Today I joined the children and staff of Riverlands School to plant 200 endemic trees in a reserve gifted by the Marlborough District council. It was great fun for all, educational and most important of all by planting a tree to save carbon, helping to making our part of the world more beautiful.
All ages were represented and these children can be proud of their efforts today and shall be able to watch these grow and provide a new environment for our native birds and insects.
Experts local landscapers were on hand to tell the children about the trees and how to plant them.
Some of the planters and the trees donated by the Marlborough District Council.
Planting instructions.
All in all a great day thanks to some enterprising teachers, 40 willing children, 20 parents, grandparents and community supporters from Forest and Bird. This wil be an ongoing partnership between Riverlands school and the council. As a result the children are learning about bringing native birds and creatures back into the town, but also how to be environmentally caring citizens.