Margaret River Independent School celebrated National Tree Day by planting over 200 local native seedlings, supported by the South West Catchment Council through the National Landcare Program to improve the bushland on school grounds.
Each class was involved in re-vegetating areas infested with weeds or cleared in the past.
The school also welcomed renowned Australian illustrator and environmental educator, Coral Tulloch.
Ms Tulloch will work with Year 3 students on scientific illustration and mapping skills to support the class tour guiding program which runs on the Nyindamurra Nature Trail.
Teacher Ashley Burke said MRIS was thrilled to collaborate on the project.
“We envisage that a creatively-illustrated and informative map will result from this project which can be given as a souvenir to all visitors on the Trail.
“The map will have students scientific drawings, a legend, keys and factual information.”
Ms Tulloch said she was impressed by the students’ knowledge and was keen to work with them to bring their interpretations to life.
“These kids are experts in this scientific field so it is a wonderful experience for me to guide them to produce their own visually interpretative map.”
Ms Tulloch has written over 60 books since the early 1980s, illustrating children’s pages in Australian and international newspapers.