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JRI America staff who planted trees last week.
IT might have been one of the wettest periods on record but it has been a great tree-planting season for Tralee Tidy Towns and they were delighted to partner up with the young energetic interns from JRI America to get the last of the native trees in the ground last Thursday at Clash industrial estate.
With the cooperation of Kerry County Council’s Tralee MD who are managing the area for biodiversity, Tralee Tidy Towns added to the existing Hawthorn hedge with 350 mixed species native trees including Birch, Alder, Hazel and Hawthorn.
The trees which were provided by Trees on the Land will contribute significantly to the biodiversity in this area creating an ecological corridor.
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The JRI-America interns volunteered time from their working day for the cause and added significantly to the 1200 native trees already planted this season by Tralee Tidy Towns and partners.
Ireland Division Head of JRI America, Shane Walsh said: “JRIA’s team were delighted to be able to assist Tralee Tidy Towns with this important environmental initiative that adds to the areas in which we live and work. We are proud to have been able to support such efforts for many years.
JRI America staff who planted trees last week.
JRIA’s team in Tralee have completed dozens of projects in the last 12 months and given hundreds of days in volunteering efforts and look forward to contributing to future projects in our locality. “
Martha Farrell of Tralee Tidy Towns said: “Native hedges provide food, shelter, corridors of movement, nesting and hibernation sites for our wild birds and pollinators.”
“We are so grateful to the JRI-America staff who have yet again, answered the call and given their volunteering hours so generously. Kerry County Council’s commitment to the management of areas in our town for biodiversity is heartening and we look forward to more collaborative projects.
“We are always looking for opportunities to plant native trees in our urban spaces so we invite anyone who has space and wants to use it to take climate and biodiversity action to get in touch and send us an email on tidytownstralee@gmail.com.”
JRI America staff who planted trees last week.
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JRI America staff who planted trees last week.
JRI America staff who planted trees last week.
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