Spring Day and Arbour Week

5 Tips for Spring Day and Arbour Week 2021

Spring Day and Arbour Week
Spring Day and Arbour Week

 

Arbor Week in South Africa is celebrated in the first week of September which coincides with the first day of Spring in the Southern Hemisphere. September is also heritage month and as we celebrate Arbour Week, the focus is on the country’s champion trees which include some of the oldest, largest and culturally significant trees. These include the Sophia Town Oak Tree and the Sagole Baobab Tree in Limpopo, which are part of our heritage.

The Department states that National Arbour Week is an opportune time to call on all South Africans to plant indigenous trees as a practical and symbolic gesture of sustainable environmental management.

  • It affords the government, the private sector, non-governmental and community based organisations and the public to be involved in “greening” their communities. Planting trees and greening human settlements takes place in communities.
  • It is therefore important for the public to join hands with partners in local government and community-based organisations.
  • Greening refers to an integrated approach to the planting, care and management of all vegetation in urban and rural areas, to secure multiple benefits for communities
  • Greening in the South African context takes place in towns, townships and informal settlements specifically because in the past the latter mentioned areas were disadvantaged in terms of planning for parks as well as tree planting in streets and open spaces.

As a ethical and responsible environmental consulting company, we support the call of the government and share our 5 tips for the spring season:

  1. Plant a tree at home or in your community;
  2. Go for a forest walk with friends or family;
  3. Donate or volunteer at a community food garden’
  4. Plant seeds and start a home garden; and
  5. Attend a park or breach clean up and recycling.

We hope to join our partners and NGOs this month to plant trees and create awareness of the importance of protecting our already impacted forests and indigenous and protected plants.

If your development has indigenous vegetation and you plan to clear more than 1 hectare or if your development is within a Critically Biodiverse Area and you plan to clear 300m2 you may require an EIA. So contact Khweza Environmental Consulting for a free screening assessment with no obligations on info@khweza.net or 0761513334.

Here is to a new horizon, a new season, a new outlook.

Stay safe.

Khweza Team.