The praiseworthy national action involving collective tree planting has been joined by the beautiful Istrian city of Poreč.
As Morski writes on the 18th of October, 2019, through Facebook, thanks to the opening of the group ”Days of Collective Tree Planting in Croatia on the 25th, 26th and 27th of October 2019” an action has been launched and joined by some 15,000 people in just a few days, and that number is now much higher and a large number of Croatian cities have officially joined the action along with individuals.
”Our story started with fellow citizen Daniela Božić contacting me and the city with a letter of intent for this action, and so we immediately joined. Every year in Poreč we have regular activities of maintaining and enriching our ‘green fund’ in the spring and autumn, and this action will be an opportunity to further refine the city’s oases and raise awareness of the need for nature conservation and protection.
It’s important for us to take care of our green spaces and this is something that Poreč is famous for, especially since some trees have been damaged during bad weather, or because of their deterioration or even for practical reasons, meaning that they needed to be removed. But for each tree that was cut down, more were planted,” said the Mayor of Poreč, Loris Peršurić, adding that the city, through its spatial and general urban plan, takes care of the balance of green and construction areas, and that in public areas have more of forty percent of such greenery.
The head of the Administrative Department for the municipal system, Marino Poropat, explained that the collective tree planting action in Poreč will be divided into two parts: the first part begins this Saturday, when the local committees start planting trees.
Representatives of the utilities department, along with representatives of local boards, visited various areas and suggested the types of trees and possible new planting locations, such as places where trees were recently damaged by storms, and in children’s playgrounds. Native trees will be planted first, as they are the most likely to do well and thrive, and and some local committees have opted for lesser-known and less common species.
”The second part of the action will take place on Friday October the 25th starting at 09:00 in Poreč’s big car park. Then, over 300 seedlings of indigenous trees that will be planted will be distributed free of charge to all interested citizens,” Poropat said, adding that funds for this action were reserved from the city budget.
The mayor of Poreč has called on all Poreč’s residents to join this praiseworthy action and plant over 500 trees.
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