Schools plant for the future

Students from across Albany are expected to descend on Cull Park tomorrow during a national event to promote environmental conservation.

Flinders Park Primary School head girl Asha Wiegele and head boy Regan Beer will be among those replacing schoolbooks with shovels from 9.30am to 10.30am to help plant more than 500 native seedlings for Schools Tree Day.

The 11-year-olds said they were looking forward to taking part, after planting trees at their school in 2013.

"If they chop down all the trees to make room for buildings, there will not be anywhere for the animals to live or enough oxygen," Regan said.

Asha said Albany's trees were beautiful and it was important to protect the environment.

City of Albany Bushcarers Group co-ordinator Peter Stewart said banksias and paperbarks would be planted around the pond to help redevelop the park.

A community tree planting day will be held at Emu Beach from 9am to noon on Sunday for the 20th National Tree Day.

Mr Stewart said more than 2500 native seedlings, including red-stemmed wattle and woolly bush, would be planted to stabilise dunes and improve access.

"I encourage people to take part in Australia's largest tree-planting event to contribute to Albany's environment and have a rewarding experience," he said.