Trees for Survival
Trees for Survival is a nationwide programme involving 150 schools and approximately 5000 school children planting some 70,000 trees every year. These plantings have a huge benefit to New Zealand’s soil and water resources by:
* helping control soil erosion and safeguarding water quality;
* creating new habitats for native birds and other plants and animals;
* beautifying our environment;
* removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere; and
* renewing a natural resource.
TfS educates children in the role of trees in the natural environment and also gives them the opportunity to become involved in environmental restoration projects.
For a short video about TfS, go to the "About" page of the Trees for Survival homepage.
Why is the Tauranga Environment Centre involved?
The Centre has been asked to help co-ordinate schools in Tauranga and is helping schools organise and get involved in the programme. There are currently 9 schools involved in Tauranga:
* Aquinas College
* Bellevue School
* Bethlehem College
* Gate Pa School
* Maungatapu School
* Tauranga Girls College
* Rudolf Steiner School
* Te Akau ki Papamoa Primary School
* Omanu School
If your school would like to be involved please contact Lydia at the Tauranga Environment Centre.
What do the students get out of it?
TfS provides students with teaching and learning opportunities so they can:
* develop horticultural skills;
* build management skills;
* gain a holistic view of ecosystems and tackle serious environmental issues; and
* enhance academic skills using the classroom resources provided.
Plant Growing Unit (PGU) supplied in the TfS programme:
