Youth Community Greening

Peter Dawe
Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust

1,110 students engaged in educational programs run by the Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust’s Aboriginal Education Officer. The students learnt about indigenous and traditional uses of Eucalypts with specific reference to food, medicine, shelter, culture and art. Schools involved planted Eucalypts appropriate to the school’s specifications and environment. Follow up visits assessed the trees planted and reinforced concepts learnt on the initial visits.