Port Edward plants a milkwood for Arbour Week
The ceremony forms part of their ongoing endeavour to bring back indigenous vegetation and stamp out alien invasives.
On the last day of Arbour Week, committee members of the Umtamvuna Marine Conservancy (UMC) and Port Edward and Banners Rest Ratepayers’ Association (PEBRRA) braved the rain to host a tree-planting ceremony on the corner of Owen Ellis and Boundary Road in Port Edward.
Helen Ueckermann, vice-chairperson of the UMC, said the ceremony forms part of an ongoing endeavour to bring back indigenous vegetation and stamp out alien invasives.
The tree, an indigenous white milkwood kindly donated by PEBRRA, was planted by Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife Honorary Officer Julia Watson on behalf of UMC.
“Thank you so much for your time and caring, Julia. Also, a big thank you to Frans van der Merwe and Fiddlesticks Hillside Nursery for digging the hole and sponsoring two bags of compost for the tree to flourish. Thanks for always being there for our town, Frans,” said Ueckermann.
Among the people who came out to witness the event was the ever-supportive Jenny Koen from the Leisure Bay Conservancy.
Ueckermann thanked all the others who attended. “We appreciate your interest and love for the environment,” she added.
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