News from Planet Ark's National Tree Day http://treeday.planetark.org/news/ Planet Ark Wed, 16 May 2012 22:05 +1100 en So, do you plant here often? That's the question that will be on the lips of a new generation of environmental volunteers across the country thanks to the new Landcare for Singles and Coastcare for Singles campaigns. http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/404 Thu, 08 Mar 2012 16:22 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/404 Lucy Band The Silene stenophylla is considered the oldest plant ever to be regenerated, thanks to the Institute of Cell Biophysics under the Russian Academy Of Sciences. http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/400 Mon, 27 Feb 2012 11:42 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/400 Lucy Band Ever wondered what it would be like to coordinate a tree day event in your local community or school? To give you an idea we asked some of last years first time coordinators to tell us what they thought. http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/394 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:38 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/394 Lucy Band Planet Ark is calling on all Australians to get involved in National Tree Day and help inspire their local communities to value and care for the environment. http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/393 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:36 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/393 Lucy Band Lions Clubs have supported National Tree Day since the event began in 1995. In 2012 this partnership takes on a new significance. http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/392 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:23 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/392 Lucy Band Throughout January, Greening Australia will be running a number of workshops focussing on guiding and establishing biodiverse plantings throughout the landscape. Find out more... http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/384 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:06 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/384 Lucy Band The winners of the 'Life is Better with Trees' schools competition have been drawn. Find out which schools have won some great prizes... http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/368 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 11:13 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/368 Lucy Band The National Tree Day 2011 results are pouring in and we want to say thanks a million. That's one thank-you for every tree, shrub or grass that was planted for Tree Day. Find out more... http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/324 Fri, 02 Sep 2011 13:28 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/324 Jodie Lewin Toyota Motor Corp and Ford Motor Co will work together to develop hybrid trucks and SUVs that will be ready for market by the end of the decade, the two companies said on Monday. http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/320 Thu, 25 Aug 2011 17:03 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/320 Reuters Check out this video of a 2011 National Tree Day event in Burwood, Melbourne, to see what Tree Day is all about. http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/310 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 16:47 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/310 Lucy Band National Tree Day 2011 was a great success and we couldn't have done it without the hard work of so many. Thank You! http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/305 Thu, 04 Aug 2011 17:31 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/305 Lucy Band To support National Tree Day 2011 Colonial First State held a breakfast raffle. Find out what they raised for this great event and how your business could involved in 2012. http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/304 Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:11 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/304 Lucy Band Hundreds of thousands of volunteers in communities across Australia are getting their hands dirty today, planting native trees and shrubs for National Tree Day, Australia's largest community tree planting and nature care event. http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/300 Sun, 31 Jul 2011 09:00 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/300 Lucy Band Today, more than 200,000 primary and secondary students from over 1,500 schools across Australia will escape from the classroom and get outdoors to help make a positive impact on the environment. http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/299 Fri, 29 Jul 2011 09:00 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/299 Lucy Band WIN one of five gift packs from Pure and Green Organics valued at $50 each. Read on to find out how. http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/293 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 13:03 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/293 Lucy Band Find out how Teachers Health Fund are helping to grow National Tree Day and why we give them an A+ for environmental effort ! http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/292 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 14:33 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/292 Lucy Band The winners of our early bird registration competition have been drawn and this Tree Day they will have garden guru Costa Georgiadis attending their site. To find out who the lucky winners are, read on. http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/291 Mon, 18 Jul 2011 10:19 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/291 Lucy Band Australian of the Year Lee Kernaghan has been a National Tree Day ambassador for the last 12 years. So we caught up with Lee to ask him a few questions, about his experience with the campaign and why he thinks Life is Better with Trees! http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/288 Thu, 14 Jul 2011 11:18 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/288 Lucy Band Research commissioned by Planet Ark and sponsored by Toyota released today shows most Aussie kids don't climb trees anymore. Find out more. http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/282 Mon, 04 Jul 2011 12:22 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/282 Lucy Band The Republic of Congo will plant 1 million hectares of trees by 2020 to restore degraded forest and provide wood for paper and fuel, the president said on Friday. http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/274 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 10:31 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/274 Lucy Band Planet Ark has launched Environmental Edge, a series of information-based television advertisements designed to help consumers understand the environmental benefits of a range of products and services. http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/272 Wed, 08 Jun 2011 10:06 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/272 Lucy Band Scientists at New York's Columbia University are developing a synthetic tree that removes CO2 from the atmosphere. The researchers say the tree, if mass produced, could make a significant difference to the quality of the air we breathe http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/256 Thu, 28 Apr 2011 16:57 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/256 Lucy Band We're looking for green thumbs and gardening enthusiasts to coordinate National Tree Day sites across the country. You'll join thousands of other Aussies getting their hands dirty and by registering early you could win a visit to your site from Garden Guru, Costa Georgiadis of SBS's Costa's Garden Odyssey. http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/248 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 16:45 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/248 Lucy Band Tetra Pak Kids are hosting Free events in Sydney that you and your kids can attend; focusing on exercise, nutrition and fun! Find out more. http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/245 Mon, 28 Mar 2011 10:44 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/245 Lucy Band Tell us what you would like to see Planet Ark achieve in the next few years, and you'll go in the running to win a share in over $900 worth of prizes! http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/238 Fri, 11 Mar 2011 10:32 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/238 Lucy Band Many farmers in developing nations can double food production within a decade by shifting to ecological agriculture from use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, a U.N. report showed on Tuesday. http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/229 Wed, 09 Mar 2011 14:26 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/229 Lucy Band The British government on Thursday scrapped its controversial plans to sell the bulk of England's publicly owned forests after intense public opposition. http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/216 Tue, 22 Feb 2011 17:43 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/216 Lucy Band Conservation Volunteers is Australia's leader in coordinating volunteer involvement in environment protection and repair. Not surprisingly, they are receiving an unprecedented number of requests for help in the aftermath of Australia's biggest natural disaster. They are urgently seeking help to support the flood-devastated communities in Queensland, Victoria, New South Wales. Read on to find out how you can lend a helping hand. http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/209 Mon, 31 Jan 2011 13:09 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/209 Lucy Band The "Life is Better with Trees" Competition has been judged and we have our winners! Read on to find out which of our Tree-Tastic entries came out on top and what prizes they won for their schools. http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/199 Wed, 15 Dec 2010 14:20 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/199 Lucy Band We were overwhelmed with the response to the Australian Tree Stories competition and would like to thank everyone that entered. So THANKS! http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/167 Tue, 14 Sep 2010 15:09 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/167 Lucy Band Planet Ark have extended the closing date for the "Life Is Better With Trees" Schools competition to Friday 29 October 2010. Best of luck to all participants! http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/164 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:09 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/164 Tracey Yong Find out how you can join Julia Gillard in the fight against climate change. http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/159 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:45 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/159 Tracey Yong A big thank you to all the wonderful volunteers who participated in National Tree Day and Schools Tree Day this year. http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/157 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 10:18 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/157 Tracey Yong Colonial First State is helping hundreds of native trees find good homes this National Tree Day. http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/153 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:22 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/153 Tracey Yong Click here to find out how you can win one of 50 copies of Peter Carnavas' new book "The Last Tree in the City" http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/148 Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:05 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/148 Tracey Yong Not only is planting native trees and shrubs a great thing to do to give back to the environment, you can now offset your home's annual lighting needs by planting just three trees http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/141 Thu, 01 Jul 2010 14:50 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/141 Michelle Cook Planet Ark is delighted to announce the National Tree Day "Life is Better with Trees" competition, open to all primary (K-6) classes nationwide with $10 000 worth of cash grants up for grabs! http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/130 Wed, 16 Jun 2010 10:11 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/130 Tracey Yong What do dragways, koalas, business and picnics have in common? National Tree Day, of course! http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/121 Thu, 20 May 2010 11:58 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/121 Tracey Yong Planet Ark has just launched a National Tree Day facebook page so post your pics and tell us all about your Tree Day adventures! http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/119 Fri, 07 May 2010 09:44 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/119 Tracey Yong Check out our new 'Earth Alive' curriculum resource to help young Australians investigate local biodiversity. http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/112 Thu, 01 Apr 2010 14:22 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/112 Tracey Yong Planet Ark needs site coordinators to help plant 1 million new native trees and shrubs! http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/105 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:28 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/105 Planet Ark Tropical Tree Day is coming up on Sunday 6 December which means it's time again for the residents of Australia's far north to get growing! http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/93 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:25 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/93 Michelle Cook Branches of Aussies take part in National Tree Day! http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/87 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 11:58 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/87 Michelle Cook Add your National Tree Day images to our new online gallery http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/83 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 09:57 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/83 Michelle Cook All around Australia, green thumbs great and small are gathering their gardening gear in anticipation for National Tree Day! http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/82 Sun, 02 Aug 2009 06:22 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/82 Michelle Cook Students from about 2,000 Australian primary and secondary schools are today rolling up their sleeves and playing in the dirt for an important environmental cause. http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/81 Fri, 31 Jul 2009 06:32 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/81 Michelle Cook It's not to late to register your site. If you're holding a tree-planting event for National Tree Day then make it count! http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/80 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 11:28 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/80 Michelle Cook Meet our Schools Tree Day ambassador Fifi Forget me not http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/79 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 23:45 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/79 Michelle Cook In one week's time, more than 300,000 Aussies will get growing for Planet Ark's National Tree Day! http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/77 Sun, 26 Jul 2009 17:23 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/77 Michelle Cook Congratulations to our winners http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/76 Sun, 26 Jul 2009 17:09 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/76 Michelle Cook Correctly planting a tree and giving it the best chance of survival has never been easier with Planet Ark's new how to plant a tree resource http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/74 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:41 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/74 Michelle Cook There's now only one month to go until National Tree Day, so what are you waiting for? Get Growing! http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/73 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:46 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/73 Michelle Cook Jamie Durie, one of National Tree Day's longest supporters, talks about his involvement in Australia's largest community tree-planting event. http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/71 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:43 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/71 Michelle Cook National Tree Day is fast approaching and Planet Ark needs volunteer Site Coordinators to register and run tree-planting sites on Sunday 2 August as well as on Schools Tree Day, Friday 31 July. http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/68 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:36 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/68 Michelle Cook Registration lines are now officially open and the race is on to recruit volunteer site coordinators for National Tree Day! http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/65 Fri, 05 Jun 2009 07:01 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/65 Michelle Cook This World Environment Day, Australian film and television actor and National Tree Day Ambassador, Jack Thompson, is urging all Australians to join Planet Ark's tree-planting revolution as National Tree Day volunteers. http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/67 Fri, 05 Jun 2009 07:00 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/67 Michelle Cook From mulch to manpower, Planet Ark receive wide ranging and varied offers of help for National Tree Day sites. http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/62 Tue, 19 May 2009 09:44 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/62 Caroline Jones Planet Ark welcomes back Jamie Durie, Shelley Craft and Ranger Stacey as Ambassadors for this year's National Tree Day campaign. http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/58 Tue, 12 May 2009 18:35 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/58 Michelle Cook Planet Ark is calling on Australians to help it start a tree planting revolution by registering as volunteer Site Coordinators for National Tree Day. Volunteers that take part have the opportunity to teach future generations how to care for and preserve Australia's native environment. http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/57 Tue, 12 May 2009 18:34 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/57 Michelle Cook Planet Ark insures a range of dates for tree planting and other activities throughout the year. http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/42 Thu, 26 Feb 2009 14:59 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/42 Caroline Jones On Sunday 7 December 2008, volunteers from Australia's top end will get growing for Planet Ark's Tropical Tree Day. http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/31 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 09:10 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/31 Michelle Cook Planet Ark is delighted to announce the results of National Tree Day 2008. http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/22 Thu, 11 Sep 2008 13:31 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/22 Karen Billington A big thank you and congratulations to everyone who coordinated a tree-planting site and volunteered to plant trees over the weekend for National Tree Day. http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/21 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 08:44 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/21 Karen Billington This Friday 25th July is Schools Tree Day and this Sunday 27th July is National Tree Day. Hundreds of thousands of volunteers will plant native trees and shrubs as a part of this year's effort to get growing. http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/20 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:02 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/20 Karen Billington Celebrity Vet Katrina Warren and her dog Toby are big supporters of National Tree Day. http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/19 Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:34 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/19 Karen Billington Planet Ark is please to announce the launch of its Get Growing education kit for primary schools. Find out more... http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/18 Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:23 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/18 Karen Billington Planet Ark Environmental Foundation is delighted to announce the release of its 'Get Growing!' Environmental Education Kit for primary schools. http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/17 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:02 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/17 Caroline Jones With less than a month to go before National Tree Day arrives, Students from Banks Public School and Epping West Public School in Sydney braved a cold winters night to kick-off the countdown to the big day! http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/16 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:09 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/16 Michelle Cook This week Victoria celebrates Arbor Week, an annual week of planting native species of plants combined with environmental education activities. http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/15 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:16 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/15 Caroline Jones National Tree Day 2008 is well under way with only one month to go before Schools Tree Day and National Tree Day http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/14 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:34 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/14 Karen Billington Congratulations to the winners of the 2007 Saving Endangered Ecosystem Award http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/13 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:33 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/13 Karen Billington National Tree Day launches today, World Environment Day Thursday 5th June. http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/12 Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:24 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/12 Karen Billington Schools Tree Day has a new ambassador. It's Fifi! from Fifi and the Flowertots. Fifi currently spends most of her day on Nick Jnr and ABC Kids but has set aside some time from her busy schedule to join us at the Schools Tree Day Sydney media site on July 25th and has also recorded a special Television Ad just for Schools Tree Day. You can read a special message from Fifi and view her picture here... http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/11 Fri, 23 May 2008 12:20 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/11 Karen Billington You can now see National Tree Day featured in a special cinema advertisement at Hoyts cinema's around the country. Be one of the first to view the ad http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/10 Fri, 23 May 2008 12:12 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/10 Karen Billington When deciding what activities are appropriate for Tree Day in your local area, please consider the following advice from The Australian Association of Bush Regenerators. http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/9 Tue, 06 May 2008 11:41 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/9 Australian Association of Bush Regenerators National Tree Day wouldn't be anywhere without the wonderful individuals and groups that annually get involved with the event. http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/8 Thu, 01 May 2008 11:17 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/8 Karen Billington Planet Ark has teamed up with Ninemsn to encourage everyone to spread the word and get your buddies involved with National Tree Day using Messenger. http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/7 Thu, 01 May 2008 11:11 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/7 Karen Billington Each year around 300 000 people get involved with National Tree Day, and this includes our wonderful celebrity ambassadors! http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/6 Thu, 01 May 2008 11:07 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/6 Karen Billington Find-a-site for National Tree Day now features maps from Google showing site locations at a glance. http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/5 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:16 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/5 Ian Bridges Planet Ark, Toyota and the AMP Foundation are calling on all Australians to Get Growing! for National Tree Day. http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/4 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 09:38 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/4 Karen Billington Thanks to your efforts National Tree Day 2007 has been a great success. http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/1 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 16:36 +1000 http://treeday.planetark.org/news/display/1 Ian Bridges