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MTU held two successful student partnership and engagement events this week to promote student wellbeing and enhance biodiversity on campus.
The events involved planting shrubs, plants and 180 native trees on both the North and South campuses as well as a series of talks on biophilia and natural land management practices.
The purpose of these events was to create vibrant use of MTU outdoor spaces for students and staff to enjoy, thereby fostering a deeper connection with nature and breaks away from busy areas.
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The South campus event involved MTU students and staff planting shrubs and trees in an outdoor courtyard area to provide students with a rejuvenating outdoor space of calm and nature.
This event also included an insightful talk on biophilia from Phyl Guerin, who outlined our innate connection to nature and its benefits.
Thursday’s North campus event saw the planting of more shrubs and plants by students and staff to create an additional green outdoor space for the campus community to enjoy.
Niall Fitzgerald holds talk on natural land management practices.
180 native trees were also planted across the campus, to further enhance biodiversity. This event featured informative talks from Hazel Joy who discussed biophilia and Niall Fitzgerald who outlined traditional land management practices.
Commenting on these events, Louise Overy, Green Campus Co-Chairperson, said; “These participatory planting events at MTU Kerry Campus highlight our commitment to creating a campus environment that not only supports student wellbeing but also enhances biodiversity on campus.”
“I would like to kindly acknowledge all of the support from the Assistant Registrar’s Office for allocating universal design funding from the Higher Education Authority (HEA) under PATH 4- Phase 1 and student partnership funding under HEA Performance Funding Strand 3 which facilitated this very exciting and fun-filled collaborative event which will provide infinite benefits for years to come”.
Lynda Weekes, Green Campus Biodiversity Officer added, “It was inspirational to witness over 100 staff and students braving the elements and volunteering their time to make these events a huge success. The HEA funding, along with the support of Trees on the Land who provided the native trees, and Tralee Tidy Towns who supplied the gardening equipment, played a pivotal role in ensuring the success of these events.”
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