* CSU in Wagga Wagga aims to plant 500 trees on Saturday 28 July * Tree planting increases biodiversity and connectivity of vegetation and riparian corridorsAs part of National Tree Planting Day Week, staff and students at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Wagga Wagga will gather on Saturday 28 July to plant trees to expand and enhance the University’s biodiversity zones on the campus.National Tree Day on Sunday 29 July is Australia’s largest tree-planting and nature care event.CSU Green sustainability project officer Ms Kym Witney-Soanes said, “Every year, CSU Green coordinates revegetation works at each campus for CSU Tree Planting Day events. Revegetation works occur strategically across campuses in accordance with the biodiversity plans.”“On Saturday in Wagga Wagga we hope to plant approximately 350 locally indigenous seedlings on the University farm, extending biodiversity area E at the southern end of Houlaghans Creek.“If we have more time and volunteers, we plan to plant the remainder of the 150 seedlings at the offset Ashmont biodiversity zone.“These planting areas have been determined in consultation with relevant University personnel and CSU Green specialists.”The aims of CSU revegetation works are to:* increase biodiversity areas to reduce the loss of species and improve the ecosystem function;* increase the connectivity of between vegetation corridors across campuses (including the CSU farms at Wagga Wagga and Orange);* rehabilitate highly disturbed sites.To date CSU has planted 16,810 native trees, shrubs and grasses across its campuses.Intending participants for the two-hour tree planting event at CSU in Wagga Wagga should register on csugreen@csu.edu.au, and will meet at the front of Joyes Hall at 10am Saturday 28 July.Participants are encouraged to bring their own hat, gloves, sunscreen, and boots, and a barbecue lunch will be provided at 1pm at St Martin’s.A tree-planting day will also be held at CSU in Bathurst on Wednesday 8 August, and tree planting days have already been held at CSU in Albury-Wodonga (Wednesday 18 July) and Dubbo (Tuesday 24 July).