{"slug":"trees-for-survival-landowner-planting-sites","name":"Trees for Survival: host a school planting","provider":{"name":"Trees for Survival Charitable Trust","type":"nonprofit"},"organization":{"slug":"trees-for-survival","name":"Trees for Survival"},"country":"NZ","region":null,"locality":null,"scope":"national","audience":["landowner","farmer"],"kind":"free_trees","benefit":"Native plants at no cost, planted by a local school on your riparian or eroding retired land","summary":"Landowners can host a Trees for Survival school planting day. A local facilitator visits to assess the site, the school grows the native plants, and students plant them in winter. The landowner fences and prepares the site, hosts the planting day and maintains the plantings for two years; the plants themselves are free.","eligibility":"New Zealand landowners with riparian areas or steep, eroding retired farmland suitable for native restoration, able to fence and prepare the site and maintain it for two years.","how_to_apply":"Submit the Landowner Expression of Interest Form at tfsnz.org.nz/landowner-expression-of-interest-form/ or email info@tfsnz.org.nz. Sites are selected January to April for planting May to August.","url":"https://www.tfsnz.org.nz/landowners/","source_url":"https://www.tfsnz.org.nz/landowners/","season":"Site selection January to April; planting May to August","program_status":"active","lat":null,"lng":null,"data_note":"Availability depends on a participating school being nearby; landowners usually provide lunch for the planting group (described as appreciated, not required).","updated_at":"2026-11-08T00:02:20.743Z","page_url":"https://treerm.org/residents/programs/trees-for-survival-landowner-planting-sites","markdown_url":"https://treerm.org/residents/programs/trees-for-survival-landowner-planting-sites.md","license":"CC-BY-4.0"}