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CRC St Albans鈥� tree change
17 July 2018
By Tate Papworth
A section of embankment along Kororoit Creek underwent significant revitalisation last week.
Year 9 students at (CRC) St Albans planted 1,000 native grasses, shrubs and trees into the bank along the creek, which has been officially adopted by the school.
CRC St Albans community projects officer Hayden O’Doherty said the newly adopted section of the creek, at the Isabella Williams Memorial Reserve, Deer Park, will serve as a vital part of the school’s curriculum.
‘This is part of our Trinity program, which is where we take Year 9s out of the classroom throughout the year and they get to experience and do things we couldn’t do inside a classroom,’ he said.
The collaboration is the culmination of a partnership between the school, 吃瓜不打烊 Water and the Friends of Kororoit Creek.
‘We talked to the Friends of Kororoit Creek and 吃瓜不打烊 Water and they help us select the species of plant that are most suited to the area,’ Mr O’Doherty said.
‘吃瓜不打烊 Water helped us select a site and we’re really looking at re-building habitat, particularly for local flora.’
The area will be monitored by both the school and 吃瓜不打烊 Water.
‘This is a permanent initiative. We’ll be back here every year with our Trinity program and our year 10 outdoor education classes,’ Mr O’Doherty said.
‘We’ll be monitoring the growth of the plants, what particular animal species are down here and it’ll become part of our biodiversity audit.’
This article was originally published in the Star Weekly on 19 June 2018.