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Toyota Australia has been a proud partner of National Tree Day since 1999.
As Australia's largest tree-planting and nature care event, it's a fantastic opportunity to contribute to the environment and reconnect with nature.
Toyota and Planet Ark have been working together for 20 years to build a greater understanding of how people can create a better environment for future generations.
Schools Tree Day and National Tree Day are Australia's largest annual tree-planting and nature care events and take place on Friday July 26 and Sunday July 28.
Owen Toyota has been an advocate for National Tree Day for many years by facilitating tree-planting projects all over Griffith and surrounding areas.
Teaming up with city councils and schools has seen hundreds of trees and shrubs planted and local that have been engaged and educated about the environmental.
Owen Toyota believes that National Tree Day is a day to do what we do best, roll up our sleeves and help each other, our local communities and most importantly, our environment.
Planting trees and shrubs is a simple but effective way to help enrich the soil, improve water quality and protect our native wildlife.
This July, Owen Toyota will be teaming up the Griffith North Public School Garden Club to add to their already impressive environmentally sustainable fruit and vegetable garden.
Studies show that when you grow your own fruit, vegetables and herbs, the vitamin content will be at its highest.
Also, you are reducing the risk of consuming harmful chemicals-you know exactly what you're eating. In addition, getting kids involved in the gardening process will make it more likely for them to try the fruit and vegetables they have grown.
Owen Toyota will be educating the students on all the benefits of growing their own food.
On Thursday July 25 the team did a pre-tree day and planting a variety of native plants in the playground at Yoogali Public School.
Australians are spending just four per cent of their week immersed in nature yet almost three hours a day glued to their mobile devices, despite the majority of Australians (89 per cent) agreeing that time spent outdoors significantly helps reduce stress and increase levels of calmness.
New research from Planet Ark and Toyota Australia to mark this year's National Tree Day and Schools Tree Day has found that "screen time" and "green time" do not need to be mutually exclusive and can work together to positively impact not only the preservation of our environment but mental and spiritual health and wellbeing.