MORE than 4200 tiny seedlings will be planted in Wagga for National Tree Day.
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Students from 23 Wagga schools will plant 3000 of the seedlings on Friday, July 28, while volunteers are expected to put a further 1200 in the ground at Boorooma on Sunday, July 30.
Alice Kent, Wagga City Council’s environmental education officer, said there was always a strong response to National Tree Day from the city’s schools.
“It’s a great activity and the students get to watch the trees grow,” she said.
Ms Kent said all of the seedlings are specifically selected species native to the Wagga area.
“Not only are they going to grow best, but they will be food for the native wildlife species from the area,” she said.
Wagga City Council is welcoming volunteers who want to join in the National Tree Day activities, which will be held in Amundsen Street, Boorooma, from 10am.
This area is a public reserve and one of the tasks for volunteers will be to plants trees around a creek. They will be provided with equipment, as well as a barbecue lunch.
