Students and staff at Charles Sturt University (CSU) at Wagga Wagga will come together to plant trees on the University campus starting at 10am on Friday 31 July as a contribution to National Tree Day. The planting will be in the James Hagan Court northern garden area. Grounds Supervisor in the Division of Facilities Management at CSU, Mr Simon Cole, said “Charles Sturt University plants hundreds of trees every year on its campuses, and thousands over the years, but we thought it was important to contribute to this annual national event. We will be planting 100 mixed native trees with water storage granules to help them along, and the ground is already prepared to make it quicker and easier on the day. The planting is also a step towards meeting the University’s targets for biodiversity and carbon reduction as specified in its Institutional Development Plan 2007-2011.” The annual National Tree Day is Australia’s biggest community tree planting event and has seen approximately 13 million native trees and shrubs planted since the event was launched in 1996.