Year 11 and 12 students from Busselton Senior High School braved challenging conditions between storm fronts to plant 400 trees at Holgate Rd foreshore in Busselton.
The planting helped to infill an area that had 1000 trees planted at a recent community planting day a few weeks ago. The new trees will help to reconnect fragmented habitat that is home to the critically endangered Western Ringtail Possum.
Teacher Louise Mutch and the students did a wonderful job, applying a thick layer of mulch and fitting biodegradable tree guards to protect the seedlings from wind, pests and the summer sun.
Thanks to funding from @Busselton Water, these seedlings will be watered to get them through the first summer and ensure they establish strong, deep root systems in the sandy soil of the Busselton foreshore.
Thanks to Busselton Toyota for supplying the trees and support from National Tree Day for making this possible.
