Charlesworth Reserve Trip and Planting!

As you probably know I already posted a blog post about the history of Charlesworth Reserve, and what we are going to do there. The government wanted us to plant 1 billion trees by 2028. On July 3, 2019, we went to Charlesworth with Ts and Wh. We planted about 200 trees in total, but what it the reason for the government wanting us to plant 1 billion trees? We are doing this to improve our land productivity, reduce the effects of climate change by absorbing carbon dioxide. It can also improve our water quality, provide important habitats of a range of native species, and to enhance natural landscapes, etc.

The ranger at the Reserve was named Andrew, he taught us how to plant the native trees and what to not put in it. What I meant by that is there was also clay at the bottom, we were only supposed to be putting sand when we are planting them. While planting, there were also some holes on the ground, I wasn't sure what it was at first but then I spotted a crab go inside. The teachers also took some photos of us planting and eating our lunch. 

The ranger also told us more history about the area that I didn't know about. 

The history of the area where we planted the trees was supposed to be used for building a school. The school was for the people who were living in the mountains, but they were able to convince the people to make it a native area where the native birds can live. 

After we were done the planting we went back on the bus and went to Mitre 10. At the back of the building, there was a big field. Our aim for this one was to collect rubbish that we see and put it in our rubbish bags. We split our selves into groups and we collected rubbish.

Anyways that was our trip and I really enjoyed planting and I wish we could go back to see if the trees that we have planted grew.