ENVIRONMENT
- This Sunday, the 30th, a popular tree planting event will take place in Hispanidad Park, open to the participation of all residents.
- It will serve as a celebration to welcome spring and will feature a concert by «SinSalida», entertainers, face painting, distribution of plants, and an open day at the urban gardens.
- Trees have already been planted on Zamora, Juan Muñoz, Nápoles, and Avenida Fuenlabrada streets, as well as in the Vereda de los Estudiantes Platform at Lake Plataforma, in the San Nicasio, Vírgenes, and Santos areas.
- On March 16, a tree planting event was held with the Ukrainian Association Sum, planting twelve oak trees and unveiling a plaque at Palestina Park.
- Last year around this time, nearly 1,000 trees and 2,200 shrubs were planted in various areas of the municipality.
- «This project reinforces the commitment of the City Council to environmental sustainability. The new plantations not only beautify the urban environment but also help improve environmental quality by capturing CO2 and providing shade in public spaces,» said the Councilor for Environment, Violeta Bonet.
The Leganés City Council, through the Department of Environment, continues its sustainability and urban improvement strategy. During the months of March and April, the planting of around 700 new trees is underway in various areas of the municipality with the aim of enhancing green spaces, promoting biodiversity, and contributing to environmental well-being. This Sunday, the 30th, at 11:30 am, a popular tree planting event of over a hundred trees has been organized in Hispanidad Park, to which all residents and associations of Leganés are invited.
Celebration with concert, entertainers, face painting…
This Sunday’s popular tree planting event in Hispanidad Park will serve as a celebration to welcome spring. There will be open days at the urban gardens, a concert by the group «SinSalida», children’s activities with dynamic entertainers, a photo booth, distribution of plants, face painting, QR code posters with information on the park’s fauna and flora, machinery exhibition, water bottle distribution, and other children’s activities.
«We invite all residents to actively participate in these events to make Leganés a greener and more sustainable place. In addition to planting a tree, the main goal, they can participate in all the activities prepared with entertainers, face painting, a concert, and take home a plant and a souvenir,» detailed the Councilor for Environment, Violeta Bonet.
In total, residents will help plant one hundred trees of the species melia (Melia azedarach), mulberry (Morus alba), holm oak (Quercus ilex), olive (Olea europea), and almond (Prunus dulcis). Save the Children, Red Cross, Kubota, YLaTierra, and Althenia will participate with their own activities.
Plantings in the urban area
During March and April, over 500 trees will be planted on streets and medians. The new trees already adorn Zamora, Juan Muñoz, Nápoles, Fuenlabrada Avenue, the Vereda de los Estudiantes Platform at Lake, as well as the areas of San Nicasio, Vírgenes, and Santos.
For this purpose, the stumps of 128 tree pits that are currently occupied are being removed. The species they are working with include Ligustrum japonicum, Platanus hispanica, Melia azedarach, Koelreuteria paniculata, Cupressus sempervirens, Celtis australis, Albizia julibrissum, Hibiscus syriacus, and Robinia pseudoacacia.
The Councilor for Environment highlighted that «this project reinforces the commitment of the City Council to environmental sustainability and the quality of life of its residents. The new plantations not only beautify the urban environment but also contribute to improving environmental quality by capturing CO2 and providing shade in public spaces.»
Planting events
Violeta Bonet added that different plantings have been designed for these weeks. On March 16, twelve oak trees (Quercus robur) were planted in Palestina Park (Leganés Norte) with the participation of the Ukrainian Association SUM. The Councilor for Environment, Violeta Bonet, the first secretary of the Ukrainian Embassy, Oksana Skrypets, and the cultural representative of SUM in Spain, Oest Antoshki, attended, along with members of the association. At the end, a plaque was unveiled in commemoration of the event.
In the coming weeks, there will be more actions for residents to contribute to making the municipality greener. On Wednesday, March 26, at 11:00 am, nine trees of the species cercis (Cercis siliquastrum), laurels (Laurus nobilis), and pomegranates (Punica granatum) will be planted in the Olivos de Zarzaquemada Park with the collaboration of Avante 3. And on Friday, April 4, at 10:00 am, fifty specimens will be planted with the agricultural equipment company Kubota in the Linear Park of Arroyo Culebro.
School and youth plantings
In addition, the Department of Environment will collaborate with several schools to involve children and young people in this activity. On Thursday, March 27, at 10:00 am, next to the Carlos Sastre Pavilion (Rosa Luxemburgo Street), with the participation of the Lope de Vega and Calderón de la Barca Primary Schools and the Esfera Foundation, forty specimens of holm oaks, oaks, almonds, and fig trees (Ficus carica) will be planted. And in the afternoon, at 4:30 pm, the DeJóvenes group will plant different horticultural and aromatic species in San Nicasio. Finally, on Friday, March 28, at 12:30 pm, aromatic species will be planted in the courtyard of the IES Siglo XXI.
Last year, 1,000 trees were planted
It is worth remembering that last year around this time, nearly 1,000 trees and 2,200 shrubs were planted in various areas of the municipality. A popular tree planting event was held in Butarque Park with over 250 participants, including residents, volunteers, and members of the Department of Environment. Around 800 m2 of grass were reseeded, and the irrigation network was remodeled.
