‘Crainn – Inné, Inniu, Amárach’
‘Trees – Our Past, Our Present, Our Future’

 

About National Tree Week 2012

National Tree Week is an annual, week-long festival celebrating all positive aspects of trees in our lives and environment.  It is organised by the Tree Council of Ireland.
National Tree Week takes place from 4-10 March 2012.  The theme is ‘Trees – Our Past, Our Present, Our Future’.  During National Tree Week, as well as prompting people to plant more trees, we are asking people to celebrate our remarkable heritage of trees and woodlands and to recognise the significance of trees and forests as a living link to our past, as an enjoyable, life-enhancing asset in the present, and as a wise investment in our future.   
National Tree Week is an opportune chance for Tree Council member organisations, local authorities, tidy towns and community groups, schools, families and many others all over Ireland to do something positive for their local landscape.  By setting up events for National Tree Week within your community or organisation, you can inspire people, young and old, to get out into the fresh air and together plant thousands of trees.  It is great fun too - even on a wet blustery day, the thrill of going out and getting your hands dirty, something many of us don't do often enough, is really rewarding and satisfying whether you are planting one tree or a hundred. 
One of the main projects of National Tree Week 2012 is the distribution of over 15,000 trees, sponsored by Coillte, and distributed by local authorities throughout the country to local community groups and schools for planting during and around National Tree Week.  If your school or community group would like to receive some of these trees for planting during National Tree Week, contact your local County or City Council.

How To Get Involved

To be part of National Tree Week, the Tree Council of Ireland invites you to organise one or more events for the week to celebrate trees. As well as tree planting ceremonies, the range of events can include forest and woodland walks, nature trails, workshops, woodturning displays, talks, tree hugging, tree climbing, broadcasts, launches, poetry readings, exhibitions, dramas, competitions and tree plantathons where communities are challenged to plant a target number of trees on a designated local site over a fixed time period. Don't forget to register your event, so that other people can come and join you!

Register your event here.

 

Advertise Your Event

You can also advertise your own event by downloading the National Tree Week poster for 2012. Write in the time, place and a contact number, and put it up on local notice boards.  Download Tree Council of Ireland National Tree Week Poster.pdf. (Available to download early February 2012) If you would like to receive hard copies of the poster in A2 size, please send your request by e-mail to trees@treecouncil.ie

Sponsors

Coillte
Coillte is a commercial company operating in forestry, land based businesses, renewable energy and panel products.  We are the largest forestry company in Ireland and own 1 million acres of land, approximately 7% of the land of Ireland. Coillte manages 10 Forest Parks and over 150 recreation sites throughout Ireland.  Coillte is committed to enriching lives locally, nationally and globally through innovative and sustainable management of natural resources.  National Tree Week is a tangible demonstration of us living our values of partnership and community and making a positive contribution to the environment.  We have been involved in National Tree Week for 23 years, supplying over 300,000 trees to community groups, schools and clubs nationwide, for tree planting events during and around National Tree Week.  Coillte looks forward to this celebration of the ‘Trees – Our Past, Our Present, Our Future’ and wishes the Tree Council of Ireland continued success with National Tree Week.

 

Register an Event

To register your event for National Tree Week 2012, please click here and we will be delighted to include it in our programme. 

 

Programme of Events

List of Events here.

 

 

 

  

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