Tree Planting at Glenthorne National Park-Ityamaiitpinna Yarta.
By Sophie Moyle and Abbey Tissen (E23)
On the weekend Mum and I went to Glenthorne National Park for the first planting event ever. First we got split up into groups, we where in number five 5. I was in the group with 4 four other people. My instructor told us about how Glenthorne will grow into an amazing national park. Then she talked about how to plant trees and bushes correctly. We planted many plants. First we started down the hill but then moved on. We planted gum trees, salt bush and wattle. We saw lots of animals. In the whole day there was probably 100 plants that had been planted. It went for a hour but it felt like ten 10 minutes to us. Mum and I got a certificate of appreciation.
“National Tree Day was on Sunday August 2 and what better way to celebrate than to plant a trees at Adelaide’s newest national park? A huge thanks and congratulations to Sophie Moyle for creating a greener Adelaide” – Emily
In recognition and respect for the Kaurna people as Traditional Owners of the land, the park has been co-named Glenthorne National Park-Ityamaiitpinna Yarta. Watch this video to learn more about the meaning of the name and how to pronounce it.
Facts about Glenthorne National Park:
Adelaide’s newest national park includes Glenthorne property, O’Halloran Hill Recreation Park, Marino Conservation Park, Hallett Cove Conservation Park, Happy Valley Reservoir and areas of the Field River Valley. The total area is more than 1,500 hectares, which is bigger than Belair National Park.
The Glenthorne property has nationally important Greybox grassy woodland with some scattered remands Greybox trees and areas of grassland remanding on the site.
Marino conservation park witch conserves the last remaining stands of coastal health vegetation along this part of Adelaide coastline forming a green buffer between suburbs.
The lower field river and witch is the last undeveloped catchment in metropolitan Adelaide and although the valley has largely been cleared for agriculture or grazing provides a significant biodiversity corridor linking the hills to the coast.
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