Sunday 20 November 2016

Deforestation trip

Last Tuesday the deforestation group went to Thames to plant some trees. We met a guy called Derick and he talked us through the cycle to plant trees. First we had to dig a small whole big enough for a young tree, then we sprinkled some growing salt on it. We then put a small pellet inside the whole just to keep it healthy. The last step was to take out the plant and tether the ends of the routs just before placing it in the dirt and covering it up to the stalk. We didn't have to water it because the soil was already soaked with water.
 We planted heaps of trees, some of them were native like the Lance Wood. Altogether we planted 48 trees. After, Derick took us on a walk through a native reserve right next to where we were planting and he showed us a tree that someone had planted, I can't remember his name but he was the first person in New Zealand to recognize global warming as a threat. He told us more about trees like how they release oxygen at night and we do most of our growing at night. Coincidence, I think not.   

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