Planet Ark's National Tree Day started in 1996 and has grown into Australia's largest community tree planting and nature care event.

All Australians are called to get their hands dirty and give back to the community! Trees are not only important for our environment, capturing and absorbing carbon from our atmosphere – but they are important for our health and wellbeing. Having a dedicated day to plant a tree (or more) gets us all out and into our beautiful landscapes.

While every day can be Tree Day, we dedicate the celebration of Schools Tree Day and National Tree Day on the last Friday and Sunday in July.

Schools Tree Day is Friday 26 July and National Tree Day is Sunday 28 July. Tropical Tree Day is Sunday 1 December.

Why plant trees?

In addition to trees being natural carbon sequesters, the timber they produce is also an important, environmentally friendly building material because it stores carbon and is a renewable resource. So it's important we continue to plant trees and look after our natural environment.

What is The Seedling Bank?

The National Tree Day program has seen Australian communities plant almost 27 million trees since 1996. These trees have been supplied through fundraising and campaigns at a local level.

To help further support Australian communities with their tree planting efforts The Seedling Bank was created in 2019. Through generous donations from individuals and businesses, schools and community groups can have access to seedlings where they are needed the most.

Financial grants are awarded directly to successful applicants to get seedlings in the ground and help restore our unique Australian landscape.

Whether you’re a school, business, individual or community group there are lots of ways to get involved – you can get ideas and learn more about The Seedling Bank here.

You don't have to be planting just trees to get involved with National Tree Day – groups working on bush regeneration, coastal and dune care and any other nature preservation activity can register a site for National Tree Day. REGISTER HERE

Schools

• Each year over 3,000 preschools, kindergartens, primary and high schools across Australia participate in range of Schools Tree Day activities.

Community

• Each year, hundreds of thousands of people volunteer their time to plant seedlings and regenerate thousands of hectares of unique Australian landscape. You can host your own site or volunteer at a site.

Councils

• Each year, thousands of councils across Australia get involved in National Tree Day activities. Tree Day is an opportunity to engage with your community and help protect the local environment for years to come.

Business

• Tree Day is a great opportunity to bring nature into the workplace or encourage staff to get outside and connect with nature and the local community.

Home

• Tree Day can be enjoyed in your own home - no matter how big or small. There are plenty of ways to get involved.

For more information and resources on how to get involved with National Tree Day visit: National Tree Day (planetark.org).