National Tree Week March 2nd-8th 2008 Trees Water Life The aim of National Tree Week is to raise awareness about trees and encourage local communities and local authorities to participate in over 300 events which will take place around the country during the week Every year we select a theme and for 2008 the theme is trees water life. Water is the substance that makes our planet unique within our solar system. It is the source of all life. Without water, life as we know it could not exist. From single cell organisms to the largest plants, water is the common ingredient. Mature trees, the largest plants on the globe, have an added relationship with water that many lesser plants do not have. Trees and woodlands rich in diversity play an important role in protecting our waterways. They filter out solids and absorb excessive nutrients, purifying water before it flows into streams and rivers, and helping to make it suitable for drinking. Forests also act like massive sponges, soaking up excessive rainfall and releasing it into waterways slowly over time, thereby helping to prevent flooding in villages and towns downstream. Carefully designed woodlands along streams, rivers and lakes can also benefit fish and other forms of life in the water, providing food and cooling shade. Also, many of our well-known native trees, such as alder and willow, are closely associated with streams, rivers and lakes, forming an important part of our inland waterway heritage and landscape. Tree Council of Ireland Seismograph House, Rathfarnham Castle, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14. Ph. 00353 1 493 1313 Fx. 00353 1 493 1317 Email trees@treecouncil.ie
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