Sponsored Tree Planting at Dundreggan Estate
Press Release, 27th October 2009
Contact: Richard Bunting. 07753 488146; richardgbunting@aol.com
PHOTO OPPORTUNITY
WHEN: Sunday November 1st 2009, 10.30am onwards
WHERE: Dundreggan Estate, Glen Moriston, west of Loch Ness
WHAT: Sponsored tree planting to mark Trees for Life's 20th anniversary
WHO: Volunteer tree planters
Sponsored Tree Planting at Dundreggan Estate
 Alan Watson Featherstone planting a hazel tree on Dundreggan in June 2009. Join us in planting more trees now on 1st November. Photo by Mick Drury. |
Dozens of people will mark the 20th anniversary of Moray-based conservation charity Trees for Life at a sponsored tree planting event on the Dundreggan Estate in Glen Moriston on Sunday November 1st 2009, from 10.30 am.
Thousands of birch, hazel and aspen trees will be planted on the estate which lies to the west of Loch Ness.
Alan Watson Featherstone, Executive Director of Trees for Life, said: "This is our first significant tree planting on Dundreggan since we purchased the estate in 2008, and it marks the start of our major programme of forest restoration there.
"The event has been organised to raise much-needed funds for our work as well as to give people the chance to join us for an enjoyable day of hands-on conservation action."
Only 1 per cent of the Caledonian Forest in the Highlands survives. People can support Trees for Life's work by purchasing dedicated trees and groves or by joining its acclaimed Conservation Volunteer Weeks.
For sponsorship forms visit www.treesforlife.org.uk/pdf/2009SponsoredTreePlantingLetter.pdf or call 0845 458 3505. Anyone planning to participate should contact the Trees for Life office at this number to confirm their place. Transport will be available from Findhorn and Inverness to Dundreggan and back. Volunteers should bring a packed lunch, a flask with hot drink and rain gear.
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Notes to editors
- 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 800,000 trees. Its awards include 1991 UK Conservation Project of the Year, the Millennium Marque in 2000 and Top 10 Conservation Holidays worldwide (in 2009).
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