National Tree Week 2012
‘Crainn – Inné, Inniu, Amárach’
‘Trees – Our Past, Our Present, Our Future’
About National Tree Week 2012
National Tree Week is an annual, week-long festival celebrating all positive aspects of trees in our lives and environment. It is organised by the Tree Council of Ireland.
National Tree Week takes place from 4-10 March 2012. The theme is ‘Trees – Our Past, Our Present, Our Future’. During National Tree Week, as well as prompting people to plant more trees, we are asking people to celebrate our remarkable heritage of trees and woodlands and to recognise the significance of trees and forests as a living link to our past, as an enjoyable, life-enhancing asset in the present, and as a wise investment in our future.
How To Get Involved
To be part of National Tree Week, Laois County Council in conjunction with the Tree Council of Ireland and sponsors Coillte will have a number of saplings available to:
- Residents Associations
- Tidy Town Committees
- Schools
- Other Local Development Groups
Laois County Council will have a number of saplings available to celebrate this event. The collection point for the saplings will be the Machinery Yard, Clonkeen, Mountrath Road, Portlaoise on Friday 9th March 2012 from 10 a.m. until lunchtime.
If your Committee wishes to participate in the event, please contact Ms. Maeve Flynn, Horticulturist at 057 86 64166 on or before Friday the 2nd March 2012
Please note the responsibility lies with each Committee to collect their trees on the date allocated by the Local Authority. The number of saplings available is limited.
If your local group has an event planned please send the details to sdonoher@laoiscoco.ie or Tel: 057 86 74330 and we can promote these events through our website and facebook page.
