Phoenix Energy has marked 40,000 trees planted, reaching a major milestone toward its commitment of planting 80,000 trees by 2031.
Earlier this month, under sunny skies, the final tree planting day of Phoenix Energy and The Conservation Volunteer’s fifth year of partnership took place at the NICCA Fishery in Newtownards. Native species, including willow and birch were planted, marking an important milestone. Denver Wasson, Director of Engineering at Phoenix Energy, planted the 40,000th tree alongside a team of Phoenix Energy staff volunteers and Edele Feenan from The Conservation Volunteers.
Beyond improving the local environment, the partnership has also included a range of educational sessions for primary school students, helping them learn about positive climate action. The initiative inspires children to become “Planet Protectors,” encouraging them to take an active role in biodiversity projects and conservation efforts within their schools and communities.
At NICCA Fishery, Denver Wasson remarked on the significance of the partnership, and this milestone; “At Phoenix Energy, ‘Environmental Responsibility’ is one of four core pillars of our Responsible Business Programme. We are delighted to be planting our 40k tree today alongside The Conservation Volunteers, marking the halfway milestone to our 2031 commitment. Our long-standing partnership with TCV goes beyond planting trees; helping local primary school students to understand the positive steps they can take to reduce their carbon footprint as well as how they can enhance our local environment.
From an operational perspective, at Phoenix, while we continue to actively work with industry partners to bring about the advancement of renewable gas solutions into our network, I believe it is so important that we all take the time to give back to our local environment, as small steps make for big changes."
Edele Feenan, Production Horticulture Lead at The Conservation Volunteers added, “We are delighted to have reached this milestone of 40,000 trees planted as part of our partnership with Phoenix Energy. This initiative is such an excellent way to promote the benefits of increasing native tree cover in our woodlands and to engage the environmentalists of the future through schools and community groups. Having reached the half-way mark, we are already growing next year's saplings and are looking forward to our next volunteering day with the help of Phoenix staff."
If your school or community hub has a green space that could provide a forever home for our trees, get in touch with Phoenix Energy today. Visit phoenixenergyni.com and search ‘Green Spaces’.