Matariki Planting Project
Credit: video by Toby Bell
Teamwork makes the dream work ….. What a great team we all made.
Matariki
3 days
3000 trees
15 schools
206 students
60 parents and teachers
12 organizing volunteers per day
3 planting crew
-1 C frost
1 awesome native ngahere planting project!!!
After weeks of rain, Tamanuitera made his presence known by bringing us beautiful fine weather as we came together to plant a new ngahere to celebrate Matariki.
We had put an invitation out to all Marlborough Enviroschools to take part in a collaborative planting project on the Wither Hills and had a great uptake. We were blown away by the enthusiasm and spirit of the students who participated. Each session of planting was finished in record time, with eager students wanting to carry on and plant more. They soaked up the knowledge the planting crew and volunteers passed on to them, learning about the trees they were planting, why those species were chosen, how to plant the trees to set them up for the dry summers ahead and the habitat they were building for birds, insects, and other animals.
This project really reflected the focus of Enviroschools Marlborough this year – Sustainable Communities. Not only were they planting a ngahere to share with their friends and family but the whole community, creating a legacy that they will be able to tell their children and grandchildren they were a part of establishing.
A big thank you to all those involved in making this happen Smart and Connected Forestry,
MFIA, MDC, Te Uru Rakau.
Take a look at the video from Talking Tree Marlborough shared on our Facebook Page – Enviroschool Marlborough, for more photos of this fantastic event.