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By planting fruit trees, you can help reduce the greenhouse effect and slow the rate of global warming - not to mention the numerous benefits of having fresh fruit growing in your own garden.

The Minister of State with responsibility for Forestry at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Senator Pippa Hackett, has congratulated Teagasc on the launch of its new booklet, ‘Your Tree Planting Companion’, which explains the key stages to successfully planting and looking after trees.

As part of its Sustainability Strategy, the management and staff at Galway Racecourse were delighted to take part last week in the 100 Million Trees Project & Uniphar Group enabling them to create their very own mini-forest on the ground of the 150 acre site.

Community and Environmental campaigners are asking the people of Galway to take part in a litter pick on General Election Day (Sat Feb 8) to help protect the city’s precious land and aquatic mammals, birds and insects that live in its woodlands, rivers and in the seawaters of Galway Bay. It will start at 12pm from the entrance to Terryland Forest Park adjacent to Currys on the Headford Road.

This is a great time to plant a tree – the earth is still relatively warm and you can probably count on plenty of rainfall to keep the soil moist. But which one to choose? Well how about settling on a tree to suit your favourite season?

Mayo County Council is inviting members of the public to help in planting hundreds of trees as part of Tree Week 2019 - from Sunday, March 31 to Saturday, April 6.

A Galway county councillor says the planting of trees should have to undergo the process of county planning permission.

John Crossan and fellow tree walkers walked from Achill to Westport planting native trees in schools along the way. The Tree Walk has been visiting schools for the last 20 years but this was its first visit to south and west Mayo. John Crossan began the Tree Walk as a way of introducing today’s youth to trees, their history, importance, songs and stories, and giving each pupil a tree to plant and grow.

The One Million Trees in One Day team is delighted to announce the planting date for the project and the launch of the One Million Trees in One Day Local Business Supporters’ Scheme.

Conservation Volunteers Galway will be kick starting their events this season beginning with 'Bulbathon' which is to take place in Doughishka park on Saturday October 15.