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Tree Week is Coming!
Tree Week is Coming!
As a way of
achieving a better understanding of the role and value of
trees in the urban environment The Tree Council is proud to
announce New Zealand Tree Week will be held from 7-14
October 2018.
“Following the changes to the
Resource Management Act over the past five years and the
impact of intensification in the Auckland Council Unitary
Plan on the future tree protection of urban trees there is a
lot of concern about the future of urban trees” says The
Tree Council’s Chair Sean Freeman.
“We want to
help people recognise the special role that trees play in
our urban environment and the services they provide to our
city with some fun and informative events”.
The Tree
Week activities include:
Tree Week lecture
‘Auckland’s Natural Heritage: What benefits do we get
from urban trees?’
Thursday 11 October at 7pm,
following The Tree Council’s AGM. Professor Margaret
Stanley, Associate Professor of Ecology at the University of
Auckland will will discuss the benefits of trees in our
city, and how we can ensure their survival in the Lynfield
Room at the Fickling Centre, corner of Mt Eden and Mt Albert
Roads, Mt Roskill. This is a free lecture and open to the
public, refreshments will be provided. All are welcome to
attend both the AGM and the lecture.
Tree Week
guided walking tour of Government House. Saturday 13 October
at 10.30am
Learn about the unique history and
values of some of Auckland's finest trees in the historic
setting of Government House on The Tree Council’s guided
walking tour. This tour has proved extremely popular and
sold out within days of being advertised.
Tree Week protest - Forest & Bird North Shore
Branch. Sunday 14 October at 3pm
Join Forest &
Bird on a peaceful protest to help save our urban trees.
Beautiful native trees such as the pohutukawa on Tiri Road
have been cut down because they are no longer protected by
law. More and more of our urban native trees are under
threat from developers or new landowners - yet they are a
huge part of what makes our suburbs so liveable. Join us for
an hour long peaceful protest at the corner of Tiri Rd and
Kitchener St in Takapuna. Bring your own placard.
You can join The Tree Council online to support our work and for full details of all events visit The Tree Council’s website at www.thetreecouncil.org.nz
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