Acacia tree-planting project in the Arava
JERUSALEM — Israeli children planted acacia trees in the Arava on January 20 as part of the Jewish National Fund’s (JNF) “Adopt an Acacia” project.
Acacia trees are a characteristic feature of  the Arava desert, forming a beautiful savannah landscape, but in recent years many acacia trees have been cut down.
Under the “Adopt an Acacia” project, the trees will be placed in open spaces where no future development is intended to ensure their survival.
Many trees will be planted along the edges of agricultural fields and the farmers will be responsible for the care of the trees.
There are more than 1000 species of acacia found throughout the world. They are valuable for preventing soil erosion and also the wood of the tree is very hard.
It is the wood that Noah built his ark and also the wood that was used to build the Tabernacle.
ISRANET
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