National Tree Day will be held on Sunday 31st July , with Schools Tree Day taking place on the Friday 29th July. Planet Ark is calling on individuals, school teachers and members of community, to register and run tree-planting sites.

John Tucker, from Tamworth Manilla Landcare Association has been a National Tree Day Site Coordinator for two years. “There is not a more rewarding experience in nature than collecting and planting native tree seeds and waiting for the first leaves to emerge through the soil.”

Celebrating its 16th year in 2011, National Tree Day has seen the planting of more than 15 million native trees and shrubs over the years. Site Coordinators can also run a number of other activities such as bush  egeneration, seed collecting or maintenance at a previous site.Tree Day shows children how easy and fun it is to help our environment.

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