Educational tree walk organized in Trichy for students

Trichy: An educational tree walk for students in Trichy on Saturday, engaged them in the exploration of the city's rich local biodiversity and rare tree species. The initiative allowed young participants to observe and learn the diverse flora that thrives in urban and peri-urban settings.Schools including Bharathi, Santa Maria, and Crea collaborated to host the event, aiming to connect students with Trichy's botanical and geological heritage through guided observations of trees and plants.The event, which began near Periyar EVR College, was flagged-off led by district principal judge M Christopher. Participants started the walk from Collector Office Road and proceeded through 15 pre-identified botanical landmarks across the city.The route featured key stops such as Anna Stadium, Collectorate, Cantonment, Thennur, District Court, All India Radio Quarters, Income Tax office near Head Post Office, BSNL Office and Anna Science Centre Planetarium. The walk ended near Sathanur around 1.30pm.Along the way, students spotted and learned about remarkable trees, including the badminton ball tree (Parkia biglandulosa), beach gardenia (Guettarda speciosa), sausage tree (Kigelia pinnata), orchid tree (Bauhinia variegata), Spanish cherry (Mimusops elengi), Divi-divi (Caesalpinia coriaria), flame of the forest (Butea monosperma), white teak (Gmelina arborea), mahua (Madhuca indica), bitter Albizia (Albizia amara), and java cassia (Cassia javanica).