Woodlands plan is tree-mendous for the planet
Barrhead has got in on the act to help the planet by planting new woodlands.
Some 2,500 saplings have been dug in at Cowan Park off Aurs Road.
It will provide a new canopy sucking in CO2 gas and improving the climate.
The planting of new urban forests is part of a wider Glasgow plan to plant ten trees per person over the next ten years.
This week, we featured Renfrewshire Council leader Iain Nicolson at the 1,000 tree project in Erskine’s Barhill Park.
Today it’s Councillor Tony Buchanan, leader of East Renfrewshire Council, who is getting to the root of the issue.
Around 18 million trees will be planted across wider Glasgow, increasing woodland cover from 17 per cent to 20 per cent.
Councillor Buchanan said:“Trees are nature’s own green lungs, improving the air that we breathe and soaking up harmful CO2 emissions from our environment.
“I am delighted that a new community woodland has been created at Cowan Park. As well as creating a fantastic new space for nature within the park, this initiative contributes to our ambitions to reduce our carbon footprint and help tackle climate change.”
As part of the long-term plans, the project team at Clyde Climate Forest is calling on community groups and land managers to help them identify places to plant new trees, or replace ones that have been lost.
The majority of woodland planting will be funded through Scottish Forestry’s various grant schemes but also through funding mechanisms that the Clyde Climate Forest can lever.