by CREATE! | Jun 7, 2018 | Tree Nurseries
For about nine months out of the year, the desert of rural Senegal bakes under the hot sun. Scraggly trees wither and bow against dusty winds blowing off the Sahara, and the grass becomes brittle and dry. Cattle and goat herders migrate south in search of better...
by CREATE Field Staff | Aug 10, 2017 | Senegal, Tree Nurseries
This past weekend, Senegal celebrated its National Arbor Day, or “la journée nationale de l’arbre,” which has taken place on the first Sunday of August every year since 1984. Organized by the local governing council and the National Water and Forestry Service, and...
by CREATE Field Staff | May 12, 2017 | Tree Nurseries
During the 2016 rainy season, cooperative members in Darou Diadji planted hundreds of banana trees in their garden site and distributed trees to households throughout the community. Trees provide shade, moderate temperatures, and produce fruit and nuts. In several...
by CREATE Field Staff | Aug 19, 2016 | Tree Nurseries
Each rainy season, CREATE! field technicians work with cooperative members to plant thousands of trees in the communities where CREATE! works through our annual tree planting campaign in Senegal. These trees help mitigate the impact of climate change in numerous ways....
by CREATE Field Staff | Jul 1, 2016 | Tree Nurseries
Although it’s still hot and dry in rural Senegal, the annual rainy season will soon begin. As the rainy season approaches, CREATE! field technicians and cooperative members are preparing for their yearly tree planting campaign to help with reforestation in Senegal. As...
by CREATE Field Staff | Jul 10, 2015 | Tree Nurseries
As the rainy season in Senegal rapidly approaches, CREATE! field technicians and cooperative members are preparing for their annual tree planting campaign. As soon as the rains begin, cooperative members will work with CREATE! staff to plant the trees in garden sites,...
