The Ludlow Tuart Forest Restoration Group hosted an information session for school representatives and students at the Capel Shire chambers last week.
The restoration group and shire have joined forces to tackle the declining Tuart Forest with a planting program.
Capel Shire president Murray Scott acknowledged the efforts and progress made by the group since its formed in early 2018.
He said shire supported group's effort to stop the decline of the region’s iconic Tuart Forest, which was now a mere 3 per cent of its original size.
Representatives from Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School, Georgiana Molloy Anglican School, Newton Moore Senior High School, St Mary MacKillop College, Cape Naturaliste College and Geographe Educational Support Centre were at the meeting.
Ludlow Tuart Forest Restoration Group president Evelyn Taylor stressed the importance of saving the world's only naturally occurring Tuart Forest.
Ms Taylor invited students to pass on a passion that could last a lifetime through hands on involvement in forest restoration work.
Thirty thousand Tuart seedlings are currently being propagated at Boyanup Botanical Nursery.
A planting program will commence in late June or early July this year in which schools are invited to be involved.
One hundred and eighty hectares, in an area known as Lockhart Block, will be re-planted to Tuart with fencing and ground preparation work to begin shortly.
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Former forester and vice president of the restoration group Des Donnelly said the Tuart trees were important for the economic development of the region, its history, values and ongoing environmental benefits of a healthy forest.
The restoration effort, which is rapidly gathering momentum, is a community wide project, supported by all levels of government, corporates and community.
Membership is welcome from the wider community.
Further information is available at ludlowtuartforest.org.au.
