Welcome

By on March 7, 2013 in Fund raising

Welcome to Jersey Trees for Life.

Formerly Jersey Men of the Trees, we are a registered charity in Jersey providing protection, care, and education for and about trees on our island. We provide educational services to schools and organisations, plan and manage environmental care schemes including volunteer work, and provide expert advice on trees and hedges and their associated environments to the wider public.

We currently have three active projects; The Forgotten Forest, The Hedgerow Campaign, and Adelina Wood. The Forgotten Forest and The Hedgerow Campaign are both active and ongoing, whilst Adelina Wood is complete in so far as it is planted up and we have a new young wood growing quietly in St. John.

On these pages we will provide updates on all of our projects and activities, as well as maintain latest news and information on the state of our arboricultural environment. We will also post updates on our Facebook page so feel free to keep an out there too.

If you have questions, concerns, or would like to join or support us, please do get in touch – our trees need all the support they can get.

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Jersey Bat Group Walk 11th May Val de la Mare

By on May 8, 2013 in Education, Trees, Wildlife

A great opportunity to enjoy the beauty of the environment whilst learning something new about local wildlife. Have you ever wondered what a bat sounds like? What they eat? Where they live? If they really are as blind as people say? If you answer yes to any of these questions, then the Jersey Bat Group [...]

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Jersey’s Alder Collection

By on April 12, 2013 in Trees

In a meadow which borders the Corbiere Walk in St Brelade is the island’s finest collection of alder trees. Approximately 60 trees from a number of different Alnus species form a unique collection in Jersey which was awarded National Plant Collection status by the National Council for the Conservation of Plants & Gardens (NCCPG) in 1991. The [...]

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Birch tree planted in Adelina Wood to commemorate wedding.

By on April 12, 2013 in Adelina Wood Activity, Trees

The inspiration for Adelina Wood, Mrs Enid Gautier, arranged for a birch tree to be planted in the community woodland on Saturday 6th April 2013 to mark the occasion of the wedding of Joanne and Jonathan Dauny.

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Jersey Tree Register

By on April 11, 2013 in Trees

Have you ever wondered which are Jersey’s finest trees? If you have, then you will be pleased to learn that the answer to that question is held in a long list of trees held by Jersey Trees for Life some of which will be highligted on this website in the coming months. About 15 trees [...]

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Ash Die Back – Update

By on March 28, 2013 in Ash Die Back

We have been asked about the situation regarding Ash Die back, and for now there is little news. This time of year, without foliage, it is impossible to identify or check for disease. There has been only one case in Jersey so far, amongst a batch of imported trees, and no cases on established trees. [...]

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Secondary school workshops at Val de la Mare

By on March 27, 2013 in Education, News

Jersey Trees for Life and Jersey Water are offering all secondary schools the opportunity to send their students on a free workshop at Val de la Mare. On arrival the students will be given a walk through the Forgotten Forest learning about the importance of trees in their native habitats and their ability to influence clean [...]

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AGM and Christmas Lunch dates confirmed.

By on March 26, 2013 in News

The Association is delighted to inform its members that the date for the Annual General Meeting is confirmed as Tuesday July 16th. The venue will be Les Charrieres Country Hotel; the meeting will be preceded by a members’ walk in the surrounding country lanes and followed by a dinner. Details will be sent out with the newsletter. Wednesday 6th December is confirmed [...]

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Volunteer work in Jersey

By on March 26, 2013 in Trees

Our launch sponsor for the Val de la Mare Arboretum – Forgotten Forest – project, R&H Trust Co. (Jersey) Ltd. is sending two teams of staff to help maintain their Elm Trial zone in the Arboretum. We look forward to welcoming them on 18th May and again on 8th June. Waitrose St Helier staff recently (late [...]

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Free School Workshops 2013

By on March 26, 2013 in Education

Jersey Trees for Life is the Island’s only charity dedicated exclusively to the promotion and protection of trees. Part of its mission is to educate the Island’s community about the importance of our trees. Across the globe there is increasing awareness about how important trees are for the global environment. We would be delighted to assist or lead activities which will highlight these most vital living [...]

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Val de la Mare Reservoir Jersey

Val de la Mare Reservoir Empty

By on March 26, 2013 in Forgotten Forest Activity

Although the views of Val de la Mare are always stunning, and there have been times when the water level has been very low, it is a long time since anyone has seen the valley quite like this! Maintenance of the structure required the emptying of the dam during 2011 which gave us the rare [...]

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