Learners celebrate Arbor at Blesbok
The learners got to understand how an ecosystem works and how humans can benefit from trees and other indigenous plants.
Springs – Sechaba Primary School Grade Seven learners visited Blesbokspruit Wetland Reserve in celebration of National Arbor Day.
“Our intention is to teach them about the wetland, including bird identification.
We do these activities with them to poke their interest in nature and preservation,” explains Mojalefa Mnguni from City of Ekurhuleni Department of Environmental Resources Management.
The learners got to understand how an ecosystem works and how humans can benefit from trees and other indigenous plants.
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“Trees play a big role by giving us clean oxygen, so we encourage them to plant trees from September 1 till month end instead of celebrating spring by wasting water.
It is crucial to teach the children about the environment at this age hoping that they will make good decisions about the environment when they are older.”
The day’s events were concluded by the learners planting trees on the wetland.
The Blesbokspruit Wetland Reserve is said to be one of the largest wetlands in the Highveld region of southern Africa.
Any interested groups can contact the environmental practitioners on 011 999 3443.
