Trees for Life (Scotland)
| Formation | 1993[1] |
|---|---|
| Type | Conservation charity |
| Location |
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Area served | Scottish Highlands |
Revenue | £884,417 (2016)[2] |
| Website | treesforlife |
Trees for Life is a
The
.The vast majority of its work is carried out by volunteers. By engaging people from diverse backgrounds, it aims to achieve a powerful and educational experience that will promote the work of restoration to wider audiences and lead to increased support for the return of the forest and its species.
History
Trees for Life was founded by Alan Watson Featherstone.[5] Practical work on the project began in 1989 and since then they have planted nearly 2 million native trees and have protected numerous areas with fenced exclosures.
Initial work took place in
Volunteer Conservation Weeks
Much of Trees for Life's practical work is carried out by volunteers, through their programme of volunteer Conservation Weeks, providing opportunities for people to get involved and support their efforts. Held throughout spring and autumn, each week consists of 10 volunteers, and is run by two leaders, who may be Trees for Life staff members or volunteers who have been trained to lead weeks themselves. Work carried out includes native tree planting, non-native species removal, seed collection, fencing and working in their Tree Nursery.
Conservation Weeks are held at varying locations across the Scottish Highlands, depending on work required.
Dundreggan Estate
In August 2008 Trees for Life purchased the 4,000 hectare Dundreggan Estate in Glenmoriston, in the Scottish Highlands – one of the largest areas of land in the UK to be bought for forest restoration. The £1.65 million deal is the charity's most significant and important project to date, and follows more than two years of negotiations.[6]
Dundreggan, lying on the north side of
By 2058, Trees for Life's long-term plan will see Dundreggan restored to a wild landscape of diverse natural forest cover, with the return of species including
Woodland Ground Flora Project
Trees for Life's Woodland Ground Flora Project seeks to enhance populations of plants which have become scarce in established woodland, species such as one-flowered wintergreen (Moneses uniflora), and
The project involves surveys of established and new woodland sites, creating trial plots for species reintroduction, propagation of plants, researching suitable species and their growing conditions and liaising with other organisations involved in similar work.
See also
- Trees For Life (Australia) – an unaffiliated charity that also engages volunteers for environmental restoration
References
- ^ Results of our work Archived 5 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 12 February 2011.
- ^ "Extract from the Scottish Charity Register". oscr.org.uk. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
- ^ "Forest restoration project begins". BBC News. 3 November 2009. Retrieved 1 December 2009.
- ^ "Viva la beaver: Britain's population is beginning to thrive again". The Independent. 10 July 2008. Archived from the original on 29 July 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2009.
- ^ "Alan Watson Featherstone confirmed as keynote speaker for green events and innovations". A Greener Festival. 13 December 2013. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ^ "New forest to follow £1.6m deal". BBC News. 24 August 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2009.
- ^ Ross, David (26 November 2009) "Wild Boar: our new eco warriors" The Herald. Glasgow.
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