Students plant trees in Woodanilling

Year 5 students from Perth's Our Lady of Good Counsel got their hands dirty while learning about Landcare and conservation in Woodanilling.

The students spent a morning recently planting tree seedlings on a farm property adjacent to Robertson Road.

According to Wagin Woodanilling Landcare Zone manager Veronika Crouch, the students planted 1620 seedlings.

"The program Inland Linkages 2013-14 is funded through South West Catchment Council and is to build vegetation corridors on existing remnant vegetation to enhance bio- diversity for threatened species including the red-tailed phascogale, numbat and Baudin black cockatoo," she said.

"Our Lady of Good Counsel has been visiting Wagin since 2008 and plan to visit again next year."

Not only did the students gain some basic gardening skills, the region will also benefit from their work.

Tree planting can reduce wind erosion in paddocks, reduce water logging and increase biodiversity.

Student Joel Gabelich, 10, found the trip to be a lot of fun.

"It's different from home, we only ever see small gardens, land is a lot bigger out here," he said.