Trees and friendships were planted when Rotary Club of Redland Sunrise, volunteers from the Birkdale/Thorneside Bushcare Group, Cr Paul Bishop and the Birkdale Scouts planted a range of native plants at the Birkdale Scouts grounds.
The plants were provided by Redlands IndigiScapes Centre and provided an uplift to the grounds within the Rob and Merrill Ovenden Reserve where the den is located.
“Ms Ovenden was very excited about the project and the chance to connect Scouts with Rotarians. Previously the area around the den was dry and bare so the new vegetation goes a long way towards beautifying the surrounds and also the carpark,” Redland Sunrise coordinator Janet Butler said.
The trees, shrubs and grasses were chosen to blend in with the natural ecology of the Birkdale area, based on advice given by conservation staff at Redlands IndigiScapes, who prepared the ground for planting.
The initiative is part of a large tree-planting activity being undertaken by all the Rotary Clubs in south-east Queensland, including the Rotary Club of Redland Sunrise.
Planting trees is part of a plan by the current Rotary International President, Ian Riseley, who challenged Rotarians worldwide to plant one tree each in an effort to protect the world’s natural environment. With more than one million Rotarians throughout the world, this means an equal number of trees.
The Rotary Club of Redland Sunrise meets at the Thornlands Dance Palais on the first three Wednesdays of the month from 6.45am. Enquiries to Rosemary Skelly at desros@bigpond.com.
