The role of the Trees for Survival Facilitator includes seasonal tasks for each of the schools they oversee in the programme. With 229 schools currently growing their native plants, the 22 Trees for Survival Facilitators across the regions are busy undertaking their start of year plant counts and Shadehouse checks. After the hot summer this will include counting all of the plants, noting any plant losses and how these could have been prevented, checking for pests and diseases, trimming plants to promote strong growth and checking and adjusting the irrigation to ensure watering is suitable. These checks enable any problems to be worked through and successes to be celebrated and shared.
