The first “Plant a Tree Day” was organised back in 1996 and has grown to become one of Australia’s biggest and most popular environment awareness campaigns.

Join a tree planting group in your local area this Sunday, 27 July, and help plant more native trees in your beautiful country’s “backyard”.

You can find more information on the website at treeday.planetark.com or call the hotline on 1300 55 8000.

A hint when trying to use the website’s “find a site” feature: ignore the search form below the map! It’s completely useless. Just use the zoom-in / zoom-out controls on the Google maps mash-up thingie instead, to find a planting spot nearest to you.

Australia's national plant a tree day with Planet Ark on Sunday 27 July 2008.