We sometimes are asked if we can produce carbon offsets or credits. In brief, the answer is … while we can’t offer the offsets ourselves, we can purchase trees for official offsetting through another Australian companies on your behalf. Those companies are Green Fleet and Canopy. Here’s why! To qualify for carbon credit/offset registration, […]
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National Tree Day
This year we celebrated Planet Ark National Tree Day (Sunday July 30th) with the Napoleans/Enfield Landcare Group, at Scotchman Lead, south of Ballarat VIC. This group have been working tirelessly to restore the indigenous vegetation along the banks of the Yarrowee River, south of the city of Ballarat. Established in 1996 by Planet Ark, […]
The Nature of Play.
Planet Ark have done some research around the play habits of Australian kids and they say that kids just aren’t playing outside anymore. Nor are they climbing trees. In fact, only 1 in every 5 kids go tree climbing. As we are probably aware … over the past decade, there has been an overall shift […]
Why going out tree planting with your team is a great idea!
One of the best reasons for team building is that the activities actually work to accomplish improved communication. A successful team building activity, will surely mean a more comfortable, successful workplace environment for any company. And on the plus side, you are helping local community groups with their revegetation projects. And when you […]
Extinction! We are the asteroid.
Through fossil records, scientists have determined that there have been 5 mass extinctions in our geological history, including our most recent (65 million years ago) when the dinosaurs were wiped out, by an asteroid along with 50% of plant and animal species. Many researchers believe we are currently in the 6th Extinction, and it has […]
There’s an app for that!
Sometimes while on your wanderings you may have come across a plant that intrigues you enough that you want to know more about it. If you’re lucky, you may have a biologist by your side to help you answer the following questions: Is it a native? What’s its name? Could I get one for my […]
Spotlight on Westgate Biodiversity.
Fifteen Trees has been working with Westgate Biodiversity for at least 8 years now, purchasing trees for their revegetation projects and taking corporations planting (and sometimes weeding) in the park. We thought it was ‘high time’ that we put the spotlight on this fabulous organisation and its band of volunteers. Westgate Biodiversity is […]
A sustainable Sydenham Election Campaign.
In December 2021, supporters of Labor MP Natalie Hutchins ran a fundraiser through Fifteen Trees to raise money towards Ms Hutchin’s State Election campaign and to help reduce their carbon footprint. As a result, the funds raised has helped Natalie run as a candidate for Sydenham while demonstrating Labor’s commitment to improving Victorias environment & […]
Hobsons Bay Greens Fundraiser.
Trees are nature’s quiet achievers, capturing carbon and providing habitat for myriad native creatures. This Spring we want all Victorians to give nature a helping hand by buying a “tree for nature”. In doing so, you will be helping to turn the Hobsons Bay district green in every sense of the word. So, buy some […]
Biodiversity. What is it good for?
September is Biodiversity Month. A month to appreciate the extraordinary web of life we are part of and to encourage the protection, conservation and growth of biodiversity within Australia and worldwide. Biodiversity refers to the variety of life on Earth and it is fundamentally important. All species, including us, rely on many other […]