Students and staff from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) joined local residents to plant 120 trees on Triomflaan in Elsene. The newly planted native species will be a green buffer zone between the city traffic and the university. At the same time, greening increases the robustness of the cooling area formed by the campus in the Brussels-Capital Region. The citizens’ collective Bûûmplanters supervised the planting campaign as part of a long-term collaboration with Colruyt Group.
Many green fingers make light work. In just one hour, they finished the job.
"A mix of various native species such as blackthorn, rowan, hornbeam, hazel and spruce were planted," says VUB biologist Bram Vanschoenwinkel. ...
