Limerick primary school pupils to plant trees for a greener future

PRIMARY schools across Limerick are being invited to claim a free tree sapling, and plant it with their pupils on Glennon Brothers National Tree Day, which takes place on Thursday, October 2.

The Scots Pine sapling, a native tree species to Ireland, will be given to participating schools for National Tree Day.

The initiative is designed by the Tree Council of Ireland to encourage primary schools to plant and learn about the importance of trees.

This year’s theme of ‘Building a Better Future’ links classroom learning with real-world forestry.

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It explains how trees provide us with clean air, shelter for wildlife, and the timber that is used to build homes, furniture, tools, and boats for generations.

The theme also aims to highlight how fast-growing trees capture at least three times more carbon over 35 years than slower-growing species, and that using Irish-grown timber in homes and furniture keeps that carbon locked away.

By getting outdoors to plant trees and explore Ireland’s unique biodiversity, primary school children across Limerick can take a simple, hands-on action that benefits their local area.

Schools can claim one of 2,000 free Scots Pine saplings now at www.treeday.ie.

The website also hosts ready-to-use classroom resources, nature activities, and facts about the Scots Pine to make lesson planning easy.

Cormac Downey, President, Tree Council of Ireland, commented, ‘National Tree Day is a chance for children, teachers, and families to discover the importance of trees. This year we’re celebrating the Scots Pine, a native Irish species, and showing how planting a single tree can help build a better future for us all.”

This year, National Tree Day welcomes a new partner in Glennon Brothers.

Announcing the partnership, Joint Managing Director of Glennon Brothers, Pat Glennon said, “As a family business, we’re proud to partner with the Tree Council of Ireland for National Tree Day. For us the message is simple, Irish timber for Irish homes, from forest to front door.”