national tree day for selby park

Today was National Tree Day, Australia’s biggest community tree planting event, which according to organisers saw the planting of 1 million trees today.

The Selby CFA were out in force (along with thousands of others across the country) planting valuable understorey at Selby Park. I was happy to accept the invitation to come along by Captain Sandra Jenkins of the Selby CFA.
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It was great to be amongst our local CFA volunteers as well as some of Yarra Ranges most ardent and committed environmentalists, Vicky Boyle, Darcy Duggan and Ian Rainbow.

On this occasion 260 plants were planted and many hands made light work of the job. The Selby Park is a gateway to Selby and once these plants take hold and start to thrive it will be a stunning display of indigenous understorey plants for all to enjoy.
"I am holding a Eucalyptus Radiata, also known as Narrow Leaved Peppermint. A good all rounder which can cope with dryness or light snow!

Once mature, in my backyard, this tree will provide local fauna with food and shelter and will double as one of nature's best carbon sequestration systems too.

What a great initiative, what an amazing outcome, we now have 1 million more trees planted today than we had yesterday."