Tree Planting with Friends of Tawa's Bush

Let’s plant trees to help our planet!  Sunday 4 June 1pm

I hope you can join us for our annual tree planting on Sunday 4 June at 1.00pm.  The Rotary Club of Port Nicholson has teamed up with The Friends of Tawa's Bush Reserves for the sixth year in a row to plant trees in the Forest of Tawa, on the western ridgeline of Tawa.  We will meet at the top of Broken Hill Road (Porirua) at the entrance gate to the Spicer Landfill by 1pm.   

Our goal is to build on what we have done in the last five years – over 2400 trees in total!  We will continue planting native trees in Tawa to regenerate our native Bush to provide habitat and food for the increasing numbers of native birds, to make lovely walking areas for us all to enjoy, and to help slow down climate change.  This is open to everyone including family and friends so please invite lots of people to help.  Interact and Rotaract members are very welcome to join us so please let them know about this opportunity. 

Tree planting is for everyone.  You don’t have to be super fit to join us.  There are several jobs to choose from or you could do some of each such as:  digging holes; planting trees, setting out trees for planting, picking up the tree packets for reusing, and / or contributing to the afternoon tea.  There are lots of ways to contribute and everybody is welcome to come along.

If you would like to take part, please accept this invitation and provide your contact phone number and email address.  I am coordinating the Club’s participation and can be reached on 021 265 6220 or email landm.king@xtra.co.nz

If you’re joining us for the tree planting here are the details:

• The planting this year will be at the top of Forest of Tawa, on the western ridgeline of Tawa.   
• We will meet at the Spicier botanical park at the top of Broken Hill Road (Porirua) and at the entrance gate to the Spicier landfill by 1pm.  Vehicles can then travel in convoy through the locked gates of the Meridian Road up through the landfill to the top of the ridge line and the parking area.
• If anyone is coming via public transport then please contact me (Lisa King -0212656220) and I will find someone to pick you up and drive you to the planting site
• There is no water on the ridge-line so please bring plenty with you
• There are no toilets near the planting site – there are public toilets in Tawa at the Grassless park at 11 Luckie Street Tawa just a minute from the main road that you could stop at on your way to Broken Hill Road
• At the planting site we will start with a brief introduction, health and safety talk and planting demonstration on the site when most have arrived so it would be good if we can all get there ready to start on site at 1.00pm.
• Please bring your own spade and gardening gloves.  If you don’t have a spade feel free to borrow one from a friend or you could help with planting instead.  If you have a spare spade(s), please bring it along as not everyone will have one.  I have one spare spade and spare gloves which I will bring.
• Wear clothing appropriate to the weather. 
• I’ll coordinate afternoon tea.  If you’d like to contribute to the afternoon tea please let me know.
• I’ll contact you if the weather on the day is unsuitable for planting and we will reschedule.  Please enter your mobile phone number when you accept this invitation so I can reach you easily.  Our postponement date will be Sunday 11 April – hopefully we won’t need it
• Let’s aim to at least match our previous efforts and plant another 500 trees!
• If you need to reach me either email me landm.king@xtra.co.nz and/or text/phone 021 265 6220.

Please register by Wednesday 31 May, so that I can contact you if we need to postphone.

Please register any family and friends in the comments section so I know how many we have attending - all are welcome.

I hope to see you on Sunday 4th June at 1pm.  Thank you.

Ngā mihi

Lisa King