GEORGE NEWS - George Municipality's parks and recreation department will be planting 100 trees from 5 to 9 September in celebration of National Arbor Week, which is celebrated in the first week of September annually.
National Arbor Week is an opportune time to call on all South Africans to plant indigenous trees as a practical and symbolic gesture of sustainable environmental management.
The greening plan includes planting of trees to replace the historic oak trees that were lost due to the polyphagous shot hole borer beetle in various sections of George, as well as replacement of the trees removed in street avenues.
The theme for Arbor Week as declared by the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment is "Forests and sustainable production and consumption".
The parks and recreation department calls on all interested parties, organisations and schools who would like to participate by either donating or planting trees, to indicate their availability/interest, or direct enquiries to Nosidima Vumindaba at nvumindaba@george.gov.za or on 044 802 2900.
'We bring you the latest George, Garden Route news'
