The 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 the city of Sydney!

Check out these cool facts about National Tree Day:

• Over 300,000 people get involved in this event each year!
• The roots of National Tree Day were planted by Planet Ark and the wonderful Olivia Newton-John back in 1996 and the first-ever event took place at Sydney Olympic Park. 
• Guess which tree is the star of the show? It’s the eucalypt! These beauties are the most commonly planted trees on National Tree Day
• The planted 26 million trees have absorbed over 10 million tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. That’s like taking more than 2 million cars off the road in terms of emission reduction!26