The Regional Director for Forestry Resources will present the Tree Parade at the Marina of Vila Franca do Campo on Wednesday at 10 AM. The Parade consists of an exhibition of trees from São Miguel which, after being in display at the Portas do Mar, Ponta Delgada Airport and Parque Atlântico Shopping Centre, will be open to the public in Vila Franca do Campo until September 4, followed by Vila do Nordeste Forest Parque from September 5-11 and Ribeira Grande City Hall from September 12-21. 

Under the celebrations of the International Year of Forests, the Regional Secretariat for Agriculture and Forestry promotes on all islands the “Tree Parade” by distributing fibreglass replicas, which were mostly decorated by students from regional schools.

The trees are in display in the public places of various islands (you may consult the exhibition site of each island at http://drrf.sraf.azores.gov.pt/areas/aif/concurso/Paginas/locais-exposicao.aspx) and on the webpage of the Regional Directorate for Forest Resources for electronic voting.

Voting will be open to the public until September 20, 2011 to select three winning trees on each island.

On September 21, three winning trees on each island will be made public, which will be then put up for auction on the aforementioned webpage.

The regional Social Solidarity Institutions to benefit from this fundraising will be also selected by electronic voting on the webpage of the Regional Directorate for Forest Resources at http://drrf.sraf.azores.gov.pt/areas/aif/concurso/Paginas/default.aspx.