Tree Day planting for students at Wedderburn P12 College

On Friday July 27 Grade 6 students from Mrs Brett’s class at Wedderburn P12 College planted trees and shrubs along the back boundary of the school to celebrate Schools Tree Day and National Tree Day. 

The Wedderburn CMN donated 200 seedlings to the school for the event.  Karly – the new Wedderburn CMN Ranger - gave a brief talk to the class about the importance of revegetation projects around Wedderburn and then ably demonstrated how to plant a tree. 

 With rain clouds looming the day’s activities looked under threat, but luckily the rain held off.  The students attacked the task at hand with gusto, jointly planting 120 plants in less than one hour. 

The plants selected were all indigenous to the Wedderburn area.  As they grow, they will help to provide valuable food and shelter to the native animals that use the woodlands around the school. 

Karly Learmonth