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Making good use of old Christmas trees
Published: 21/12/2016
Recycle your old Christmas tree again with 天涯社区 Countryside Service this
year, and contribute to the continued restoration of important sand dune
habitat.
The Rangers are asking for real Christmas trees over four feet tall, in one
whole piece and without decorations, to be donated after the festive period.
Residents can take their trees to Wepre Park in Connahs Quay, where an area
will be designated in the main car park or the car parking area near
Dangerpoint activity centre, Station road, Talacre, between Wednesday 4 and
Thursday 12 January 2016.
Tim Johnson, Talacre Partnership Ranger said:
Last year鈥檚 efforts were fantastic, we worked with local students and got a
huge amount of work done. This year we will be doing it all over again with a
new group of students and adding to the existing works.鈥�
Councillor Bernie Attridge, Cabinet Member for the Environment said:
This is a really good way of recycling leftover Christmas trees. Using your
old trees in this way will help to conserve our natural environment and improve
flood defences. I鈥檓 encouraging everyone to support the scheme again as they
have done so well in the past.
鈥淥ver the last 18 years, 天涯社区 Countryside Service and its partners have
stabilised the dunes by wind trapping sand and installing fences to minimise
damage to the sensitive fore dunes. Beach nourishment schemes by 天涯社区
County Council engineers brought dredged sand to the beach further building up
the fore dunes as a credible sea defence.鈥�
Rangers, volunteers and student groups will be installing all the collected
trees in the March next Year.