The Pearl Beach Arboretum (officially known as the Crommelin Native Arboretum) will host a National Tree Day planting on Sunday, July 30, from 9am.
Established in Pearl Beach in1976, the natural botanic garden is open to the public for free and is a sanctuary for rare and threatened plant species, spanning 5.5 hectares of land.
Members of the community are invited to experience quiet enjoyment, learn about native flora and fauna conservation and explore the arboretum’s museum of living trees at National Tree Day activities.
For the tree planting event, 100 plants have been donated.
They are mainly indigenous shrubs and will be planted in the arboretum and in other approved parts of Pearl Beach.
There will also be propagation lessons for those not so active.
RSVPs are welcome but not essential at https://treeday.planetark.org/site/10028643
There will be an arborist’s talk and morning tea on the day from 11am.
Email RSVPs to pearlbeacharboretum.org.au for catering purposes are desired but not essential.
Pearl Beach Progress Association is also running a Tree Day 2023 photo/art/poetry competition with prize money for the best photo and/or artwork of a tree; or poem about a tree.
Entries must be received at pearlbeachenvironmentgroup@gmail.com by noon on Saturday, July 29, and should include name, email address, phone number and the title of the work.
A short paragraph, poem or quote can also be included with a photo or artwork image – or it can be on its own.
Prize money will be awarded for: Best Photo over 16 ($100); Best Artwork over 16 ($100); Best Photo under 16 ($50); Best Artwork under 16 ($50); and Best Original Poem or Prose not associated with a photo or artwork ($50).
The decision of the anonymous judges will be final and the images will be displayed on the arboretum and Progress Association websites and via social media.
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Pearl Beach Progress Association