Regreening Our World, One Tree at a TimeChildren Show the Way

As Gardening Australia guru Costa Georgiadis says, "This shows children that their volunteering matters. They're doing something for the next generation.”

Since the project launched in Shepparton in 2016, 33 schools have planted trees at more than 100 sites, with the help of council and Landcare groups.

"I actually thought 10,000 was quite a good aspiration ... it's exceeded our expectations," said Greater Shepparton City Council Mayor Kim O'Keeffe. But now they've reached one milestone, they're already planning the next one — another 100,000 trees over the next four years. "We've proved we can do that, so we're all feeling incredibly excited about the difference that's going to make to our environment," Cr O'Keeffe said.

The majority of species planted have been native shrubs and ground covers which had largely been cleared from the region. These include river red gum, kangaroo grass and emu bush. About 95 per cent of these shrubs have survived each year – a great survival rate.

Source: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-27/shepparton-plants-100000-trees-for-one-tree-per-child/101104178