Shetland and Orkney TreeTwists boost forest restoration
Press Release 2008
Contact: Kerrigan Bell. Telephone 01309 691292; Email marketing@treesforlife.org.uk.
Award-winning conservation charity Trees for Life today thanked TreeTwist for its latest donation of almost £1,000 towards its work of restoring one of the UK’s most stunning forests.
 An example of the TreeTwist products that raise funds for Trees for Life |
The money was raised through sales of TreeTwists - woollen scarves, bracelets and clips handmade in the Shetland and Orkney Islands by Tait & Style. For every TreeTwist sold a donation is made to Trees for Life for a tree to be planted in the Caledonian Forest.
Alan Watson Featherstone, Trees for Life Founder and Executive Director, said: “We are very grateful to TreeTwist for their generosity. This latest donation brings the total they have raised for us since their scheme began in early 2007 to almost £4,500. This kind of support makes a huge difference to our work in reversing deforestation and biodiversity loss, and in tackling climate change.”
Sez Maxted of TreeTwist said: “We are extremely proud to be working with Trees for Life. Our aim via TreeTwist is to make tree planting fun by giving the customer a reminder of their tree, which can be worn and enjoyed every day. Through our work with a terrific, supportive Trees for Life team, that vision has become a reality."
The Caledonian Forest originally covered much of the Scottish Highlands, with native pinewoods in a wild landscape of mountains, lochs and rivers. Today, following centuries of overgrazing and timber production, only 1 per cent survives. Trees for Life aims to restore the forest to an area of 1,500 square kilometres in the Highlands west of Inverness.
Through Trees for Life, individuals and companies can have trees or groves planted for themselves or as gifts – helping to create a fantastic habitat for wildlife and people as well as being a simple, positive step in the fight against climate change.
People and companies wanting to make a positive, personal difference to the environment while enjoying an inspiring visit to the wild Highlands can also join Conservation Volunteer Weeks. These suit all abilities and anyone over 18 years old can take part.
For more information or to support Trees for Life call 0845 458 3506, email info@treesforlife.org.uk or visit www.treesforlife.org.uk.
The TreeTwist website can be visited at http://www.treetwist.co.uk/.
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- Trees for Life is a pioneering charity in ecological restoration. It aims to restore the Caledonian Forest to an area of 1,500 square kilometres in the Highlands west of Inverness. Today only 1% of the original Caledonian Forest remains.
- Since planting its first trees in 1991 in Glen Affric, Trees for Life has planted over 650,000 trees. It has won several awards for its conservation work, including UK Conservation Project of the Year in 1991.
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Last updated: 25 August 2010