In 2008 and 2009, Kerry Earth Education Project (KEEP) received funding from The Heritage Council under the Local Heritage Scheme to do a Tree Nursery project with local schools/community groups using seed collected from Ballyseedy Woods, a local native mixed deciduous woodland. Previous groups were assisted in planting their trees back into Ballyseedy Woods and other sites and collecting more seed to continue their nurseries. In 2010, the Heritage Council again granted funding for the project to be continued with the existing six groups and to be extended into other education centres. With the funding available, KEEP chose Sonairte to take the project into local schools in Meath and Dublin.
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