Mark Your Calendars: Let's Get Green on National Tree Day!
Australia’s National Tree Day is celebrated on July 26th, and since its beginning, over 26 million trees have been planted across the country. That’s like creating a green territory as vast as Singapore.
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Here are a few interesting facts about National Tree Day:
More than 300,000 people take part each year.
National Tree Day was launched by Planet Ark and Olivia Newton-John in 1996, with the first event held at Sydney Olympic Park.
The eucalypt is the most commonly planted tree on National Tree Day.
The 26 million trees planted are estimated to have absorbed more than 10 million tonnes of carbon dioxide. That is equivalent to taking more than two million cars off the road.
