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A note from Angus...
Hi [NAME],
It was fantastic to meet so many people from all over the world who came to celebrate Scotland at The Gathering recently. Us home-grown Scots don’t often get the chance to celebrate all things good about Scotland - so I think The Gathering was a really healthy experience for all concerned. Even better ... many of you also laid down some Scottish roots by planting trees with us in Teaghlach Wood! Thanks.
I really hope that you all enjoy this edition of The Branch.
Teaghach Wood is Truly International!
 The Gathering 2009
What an event it turned out to be. We met lots of great people from many different countries who had planted trees with us and some of you even saw your names up on our Rowan honours board that we brought along for the day. We have loads of photographs in a special feature on our website - see if you can spot yourself!! Read more...
Good news is wood news!
Especially for this month's lucky winners! Up for grabs last month were a special prize from our Oak Status supporters The Famous Grouse Experience and 100 trees for the winner of our Gathering Prize Draw.
Prize winners were drawn by Lewis Ruben who was kindly helping Angus at The Gathering. Could both please get in touch by emailing Angus at gus@trees4scotland.com – and well done!
What have we been up to...
Angus meets Prince Charles
Trees4Scotland’s Angus Crabbie was delighted to attend a drinks reception at Holyrood House recently following an invitation by the Duke and Duchess of Rothsay – or Prince Charles and Camilla as they are better known! Read more...
 The Big TV Appearance...
We have finally made it – our big moment has arrived. Yes, Teaghlach Wood will be on TV! Shortly after The Gathering a TV crew came up to Comrie to film and interview Angus on site at the new woodland. Read more...
 The Tree Amigos Live On - Brilliant!
Thanks to the continued support of BAA, our primary schools education project, The Tree Amigos, will this year work with 5 more schools in Edinburgh as well as 5 in Glasgow. There is also a strong possibility that schools in Aberdeen may get funded as well. The Tree Amigos project proved to be a big success in its first year and we are delighted to be able to build on this in the future. Read more...
Girls4Trees
 In partnership with Miss Earth (www.missearthgirls.co.uk) Trees4Scotland launched a new campaign called Girls4Trees. We set each of the finalists for the beauty pageant a challenge to get as many trees planted as possible ahead of the grand final. Read more...
The Light Brigade
 From the last edition of The Branch you will know that Angus Crabbie is representing Scotland on The British Council’s Challenge Europe team. Angus is delighted to be working on a project called ‘The Light Brigade’ – getting British business switched on to switching off. Read more...
Hydro Project for the farm
Could we go any greener? We are currently working with micro-renewables company, On Site Generation, to put in place a micro hydro turbine that will provide ‘green’ electricity for the farm. If you would like to learn more about renewable technologies then read on and book a place on one of their training courses – Angus has been on one!
Our woodland projects...
Teaghlach Wood
 The Gathering 2009 event has helped to put Teaghlach Wood on the map! There have been lots of trees planted and we now hope to have tapped into a much wider global network of support.
The honours boards, complete with many names and company names, have now been erected on site at the woodland (Balmuick Farm, Comrie, Perthshire, PH6 2LY) – so please pay us a visit! The oak plaques will be ready next week and will also be going up!
The second stage of the woodland will be fenced off shortly with the trees going in over the winter. The trees we plant are bare rooted so it is best to plant them when they are not in leaf – hence the planting season has a window of late October through to about April.
You can plant trees with us all year round and we will make sure the trees are professionally planted for you.
Plant a tree: www.teaghlachwood.com
The Whispering Wood
If you would like your own tree marked by a special engraved plaque then please click the link below. Trees can be planted in memory, in celebration or for any number of personal reasons. We will make sure the moment and message last forever.
Plant a tree: www.trees4scotland.com/whispering-wood
More companies get ON BOARD (literally)
Membership of Trees4Scotland continues to grow with more companies seeking a prestigious place on our honours board.
A special welcome on board goes to:
The Caledonian Brewery – producing arguably Scotland finest beer and official beer sponsor of The Gathering! It is fantastic to have another iconic Scottish brand taking its place on our honours board. Deuchers IPA, Caledonian 80 /-... try them!
Allied Vehicles – it is great to have such a dynamic and rapidly growing Scottish company in pride of place with Oak status on our honours board. Allied Vehicles are also working hard to engage the green agenda – more to come on this next month.
BAA: Edinburgh Airport & Glasgow Airport – as part of the funding package for The Tree Amigos, BAA will be planting 50 trees for each school. This means a total of 500 trees – and more if Aberdeen schools also come on board!
Scottish Youth Hostels Association – not only have they planted trees with us but they are also promoting us to all their members. We were delighted to welcome them on site to see the woodland and to get a few photos taken of the certificate presentation – again we were lucky with the weather!
Hitting the headlines
CSR commitment ‘more critical than ever for business’
UTalkMarketing.com - Wed, 05 Aug 2009 11:22 Related Links How Unilever laundry giants are marketing their green credentials Brand Reputation proves that smart CSR will pay for itself Companies that scale back on CSR during the economic downturn will regret the decision come the recovery, a survey of UK business leaders has found. |
Moray wind farm approved despite protests
News.Scotsman.com - Fri, 07 Aug 2009 22:50
A WIND FARM development which drew protests from anglers and environmentalists was approved today. The 29-turbine Berry Burn wind farm will be based on the Altyre Estate near Forres in Moray. |
Scientists claim planet is heading for 'irreversible' climate change by 2040
News.Scotsman.com - Sun, 02 Aug 2009 08:13
Scottish Political Editor CARBON dioxide levels are rising at a faster rate than the worst-case scenario envisaged by United Nations experts, with the planet heading for "catastrophic" and "irreversible" climate change by 2040, a new report claims. |
Scotland needs level playing field to make most of green energy
Business.scotsman.com - Sat, 01 Aug 2009 08:43
THE conclusions of a recent report, "Power of Scotland Renewed", which predicts Scotland could more than meet its electricity demands from renewable sources by 2020 and become a net exporter of renewable energy, must be welcome news to the Scottish Government. |
Scottish government launches £15m sustainability project
MoneyNews - Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:51
The government in Scotland is investing £15 million in a project designed to improve the energy efficiency of around 100,000 homes in the country. As part of the plans, homeowners will be allowed access to free or discounted loft insulation, free energy audits and greater information on hot to make their homes more energy-efficient. |
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Finally...
We do hope that you have found this third edition of The Branch interesting, and any feedback that you can give us is very welcome.
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