Treehenge forest is a celebration of life

Andy — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 03:06:11 +0000

Treehenge plans to repair habitats across Australia. Our first plantation is at Gladfield in the Condamine River Basin, a region that is one of Queensland’s major food bowls and that sits at the headwaters of Australia’s largest river system. Anything that is done here has a flow on effect to the southern states of Australia.

Treehenge represents a new beginning. It’s the first planting of an ongoing program to rehabilitate and restore life to damaged areas right around Australia. It’s also the beginning of a shift in attitude to the way we care for the land that sustains us. Put simply, we’re tending the garden we depend on.

We invite you to be a part of it.

We are planting Treehenge in the shape of our logo to offer a visual symbol of the good work we are doing and the reason we are doing it. We wanted it to be something people would be drawn to and want to be a part of. We want it to be a symbol of something valuable that would be clear for all to see.

To aid this objective, Treehenge will be grown on a scale that you’ll be able to see it clearly from the air and on Google Earth. Quite literally, Treehenge is about putting our celebration and support of life on the map. We want this regeneration project to be remembered for generations as a powerful symbol of powerful action.
Your money will go towards purchasing and planting trees and ensuring their survival through management practices such as weed removal, tree guards in the early years, fencing, watering and mowing.

As support for Treehenge grows, this restoration and rejuvenation of damaged land will continue at different sites right around Australia, the henge itself becoming the spiritual home and symbol of nationwide change.

Treehenge is an initiative of Condamine Alliance, a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to protecting land, water, native plants and wildlife.

Treehenge is a magnificent site with both a physical and virtual presence that visitors can share.

Visit the Treehenge news to see progress video, photos and commentary as Treehenge changes over time from a rundown farm into a living native forest. You can watch the trees grow and native animals returning to their habitats.

Soon you will also be able contribute to the blog to share ideas and information.

The most exciting way to participate in Treehenge is through tree-plaques. After you have dedicated a tree you can create a tree-plaque where friends and family around the world can add comments, photos and videos that will grow into a lifetime of memories that lasts forever.

A tree is a beautiful way to celebrate life. Life lived, life shared, life that has only just begun.
Your tree will become a living memory that grows stronger with each year.

Living Memories
A great way to commemorate those who have passed on and to celebrate their lives. There is the option to scatter the ashes under their special memorial tree.

Eternitrees
An evergreen reminder of love and devotion or mark your engagement with a tree that grows stronger every year, it’s a great way to share your love.

Giving Trees
A great way to say a special thank you.

Legacy TreesLegacy Trees – As you live long and prosper, so will your Legacy Tree. It’s a very personal way to give something back to nature.

Seedlings
Celebrate a birth or christening with a symbol of new life, a Treehenge sapling – and then watch them both grow.

Milestone Trees
Celebrate key milestones like graduations, 21st birthdays, christenings, bar mitzvahs and other signifiers of personal growth.

Pet Trees
The unconditional love and loyalty a pet offers can be hard to say goodbye to. Keep the memories alive with a Pet Tree.

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Andy — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 23:11:50 +0000

THIS giant Queensland blue kookaburra is coming to the Redlands this weekend and locals will be able to take flight with the bird, enter a competition to name it and also help the environment.

Kookaburra finding it's new home at Treehenge

The kookaburra is a 50-metre high, hot air balloon mascot for the Condamine Alliance Treehenge ? a not for profit project to reforest a number of areas around Australia and restore balance to the ecosystem.

The project will be launched in Raby Harbour Foreshore Park, next to VMR Raby Bay, Shore Street North, Cleveland from 8am to 11am on Sunday, June 19, weather permitting.

The balloon will be tethered to a height of 100m and people can have a free ride and also receive information about Treehenge from project volunteers.

Treehenge general manager Andy Greening, of Ormiston, said the launch was a public awareness campaign to inform people about the project and to encourage them to sponsor a tree in the reforestation.

He said the first area planned for reforestation was at Gladfield, in Queensland’s Condamine Basin, which was chosen for its heavy degradation and erosion from years of intensive land use.

He said the forest would be planted around a path shaped to represent Celtic eternity knots and the spiritual nature of ancient henges and, when fully grown, would be visible from the air.

“People can sponsor a Treehenge tree for a one-off payment of $160 and the trees can be dedicated to themselves or to anther person,” Mr Greening said.

“We’re launching the project in other cities as well but Redland is the first.”

Mr Greening said a competition to name the kookaburra mascot would also be run on the day.

“Anybody can enter and all they have to do is write the name they suggest and their email address on a piece of paper and drop it into the entry box at the launch.

“The winner will be able to dedicate a Treehenge tree to a person of their choice,” he said.

More information about Treehenge is available online at www.treehenge.com.au

Kooky hot air balloon sure to be good laugh
by LYN UHLMANN Bayside Bulletin
13 Jun, 2011 12:00 AM

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