Skretting Australia is an international company producing feed for the aquaculture industry. They pride themselves on their commitment to sustainability and as such contacted Fifteen Trees asking if we could help organise for them a tree planting day. Jenna Bowyer (Sustainability and Communications Officer) wanted to plant 15 trees for every employee (64 x 15 […]
Archives: Tree Plantings
Lake Boga, Vic.
It was a long process getting the reserve at Lake Boga ready for tree planting. Much of the original forest had been destroyed by European settlement and it took a team of volunteers working over a number of days to prepare the ground. [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” […]
Rillassante Uliveto, Koroit Vic.
Dear Colleen, Thank you for the opportunity to receive some trees (120) through your Fifteen Trees program. My wife and son helped to put the seedlings into the ground. We selected native trees from our local nursery (Codrington) to encourage the native animals onto our property. We planted Sugar Gums, Blackwoods and Flowering Eucalyptus. Chris […]
Hunter Wetlands Centre, NSW.
The 600 rainforest trees, shrubs, reeds and sedges planted this month in the Hunter Wetlands Centre (north of Sydney) were propagated by the Hunter Wetland Centre and coordinated by WetlandCare Australia. A host of community volunteers such as the Watagans Wanderers Bush Walking Club and students from Hunter Christian College came to plant. [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” […]
Bate’s Bush Swan Hill, Vic
Lake Boga and District Landcare Group are a fantastic team who are doing great things for their local environment. Recently they planted 50 trees at Bate’s Bush on the behalf of Taverna Funerals. There was a massive amount of work to be done before the trees could be planted. They had to remove gorse and […]
Lower Ginninderra Creek, ACT.
The Ginninderra Catchment Group along with students from the Diploma of Ecology and Environmental Management and members of the Macgregor Landcare Group joined together to undertake creek bank erosion control at the Lower Ginninderra Creek. A total of of 1400 trees, shrubs and grasses were planted of which 100 trees were funded by Toscan Dinn […]
Tankard Swamp, Vic.
Dear Colleen, The trees have been planted on the Hepburn/Ralton property as a native corridor between a stand of old growth trees and Tankard Swamp. It is wonderful to be able to connect these 2 native sites with some vegetation. The site was well prepared by our team – all this spring rain has been […]
Trees support from Minnesota (US).
Charles Taliaferro from St Olaf College in Minnesota US has contacted Fifteen Trees asking us to plant some trees (45) on the College’s behalf. A quick look at the College’s website shows strong sustainable policies. I particularly like their Green Bike program which encourages and supports students to bike ride around the campus. The bike-share […]
Mature trees for Harrison.
Maree and Brian from Harrison Funerals (Ballarat) have been long time supporters of the local community through Fifteen Trees. For every cremation service, they have one tree planted in a public space. Often, the trees have gone to school groups. And this time is no exception. Nicky Russell from St Columba Primary School planted 3 […]
Buninyong (Vic).
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