Trees+for+Survival

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Trees for Survival is a charitable trust which promotes the growing and planting of native trees to help control soil erosion. By encouraging organisations to sponsor and support school students in tending tree seedlings and planting them out on eroding land, the programme brings communities together to protect New Zealand's soil and water resources. The usual pattern is that a supporting organisation, such as a Rotary club arranges sponsorship of a plant growing unit a special shade house at a school. The students grow native plants from seedlings to a plantable age of about 12 months. Each unit can grow up to 1,500 plants per year. Regional Council staff locates eroding sites suitable for stabilisation by planting and the various parties, including the students, plant out the trees. Rotary provides support to the programme throughout New Zealand. DVDs or brochures which outline the TFS programme are available by contacting the National Manager, and further information can be obtained from the Wellington Committee.

TfS provides students with teaching and learning opportunities so they can: We were asked to help co-ordinate schools in the Tauranga Moana region and currently assist the nine local schools involved in the programme:
 * develop horticultural skills
 * build management skills
 * gain a holistic view of ecosystems and tackle serious environmental issues
 * enhance academic skills using the classroom resources provided


 * Aquinas College
 * Bellevue School
 * Bethlehem College
 * Gate Pa School
 * Maungatapu School
 * Tauranga Girls College
 * Rudolf Steiner School
 * Te Akau ki Papamoa Primary School
 * Omanu School
 * meadowbank school

By Brianna, Rachel and Siddika.