Volunteers from the tourism industry have helped plant a legacy in Queenstown.
In a collaboration between Queenstown’s Whakatipu Reforestation Trust (WRT) and Mana Tāhuna, 80 volunteers from the tourism industry planted 1000 trees at a site on Slope Hill yesterday.
WRT operations manager Karen O’Donahoo said there was a huge desire with businesses and groups to do team building in a way that made a difference.
Yesterday’s planting is part of a week-long effort where multiple groups volunteer, such as schools and businesses, to work towards a goal of planting 7000 trees at the site by the end of the week.
The 7000 trees for the planting were donated by Trees that Count to mark the coronation of King Charles.
Mana Tāhuna environment projects manager Sarah Mukai was proud of the organisation’s part in the project.
“There are so many layers of benefits with a project like this, ranging from biodiversity impacts, carbon emissions, quality of nearby water, habitat…
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