Arbor Day — I Speak for the Trees

Burnside High School cabbage trees

Today is Arbor Day here in NZ, with the idea being to celebrate the contribution of trees to our lives and environment, and where possible to plant them.

June 5 is also World Environment Day, which is appropriate given the environmental benefits delivered by trees.

As those who follow my blog may have picked up, late last year and earlier this year I found myself involved in an endeavour by Christchurch residents to prevent 80% of the city’s heritage trees b...