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I’m planting here in Ireland a million native trees With Ireland’s million children, deadline 2023. Part of a UN project started by a boy in school & a teacher down in Kenya who knew how to make earth cool. I have the Hero Costume; you’ll have seen me planting trees, Cape of red to combatContinueContinue reading “It’s the Ballad of A Would-Be Climate Hero”

We are cominug up to the bare-root planting season!   Impatient to get planting? I have a few acorns from my oak tree in the garden and some from being out on walks; most excitingly, a few have sprouted. Fortunately we will not be relying on my personal garden nursery for our stock but itContinueContinue reading “Here’s to a successful planting season, kicking off November 1!”

Shankhill Arboretum Here We Come! Learn about Tree Day here!   https://youtu.be/S2Je7e7mTbA

Earth Rise – Verse 1 Earth Rises like a blue balloon. As Apollo orbited the moon. Seen from space, Earth is a surprise. Humankind starts to  realise Our “Goldilocks”  location’s quite ideal, We round the sun just like a wheel No nice neighbours, the only home around. There’s no other ideal planet to be found.ContinueContinue reading “Check out our tree poems, tree songs, tree raps…”

  Tree-planting ceremony, Art for All and activities especially for children (please note children must be accompanied by a supervising adult) Let’s tame the Dragon of Climate Change! This event will be wheelchair accessible and Irish Sign Language Interpretation will be available from 6.30pm – 8.30pm  A special event will take place in the BoardroomContinueContinue reading “Easy treesie with An Taisce at HSE’s Dr Steevens’ Hospital for Culture Night 21st September 6pm-9pm”

It was thrilling to get a letter from the planning board this week listing why the site in St. Anne’s Park – playing fields my son and brother-in-law so enjoyed as schoolboys – are being saved chiefly for their value as feeding grounds for the Brent Geese so often seen there. The protest there wasContinueContinue reading “St. Anne’s Park Arboretum, now safe from 8-storey tower block shadows; see our film made in the Park on Culture Night, Dr. Steevens’ Hospital, 6 – 9 p.m.”

I was very sad to leave my colleagues and the school community at St. Laurence’s. But what a send-off they gave me! Here is the note in case you missed it, my old buddies and Glorious Partners in the Epic Challenge to plant a million trees! A Chairde Dhíl, I have been looking forward allContinueContinue reading “Farewell to my Colleagues at St. Laurence School”

It’s going to be a great planting season! Thanks to the 6 local authorities and the Community Foundation for Ireland as well as the Communities Water Development Fund for supporting our upcoming projects! Sterling support, how delightful it is that our work is so very much appreciated. Not to mention the great support from Plant-for-the-PlanetContinueContinue reading “Booted and suited for our new planting season! Put to the test with a weekend of planting and prayers now here we go here we go here we go!”

Film  Just what we need! GPS to map and track every single tree! Our goal is published; a million trees in Ireland by 2023 and a million sponsored in the tropics and global south.   Yes we CRANN!