More trees for a cooler greener west:
Step-by-step guide
Some guidelines on where to plant your trees.
Start early and follow these easy steps. Site preparation is critical for the success of your trees.
Think about who will be involved and the time you need to gather equipment
Recruiting volunteers
Promote your planting day with your school community and recruit volunteers to help
You’ll be provided with a mix of Lower, Mid and Upper Storey trees and shrubs.
Check your equipment. If you need more, EEV can loan planting day equipment.
How to plant a seedling : detailed information to show your students and share with any parent volunteers
It’s important to think about monitoring early so that you can collect ‘before’ information.
ResourceSmart Schools is a program to help with improving sustainability at your school. EEV’s Education Officers can help you to make lots of improvements and savings at school, and share curriculum mapped resources.
This project is supported by the Victorian government through the “More trees for a cooler greener west” program.
Helping schools prepare for Climate Change through increasing urban tree cover.