A group of volunteers, including children, plant saplings in a shaded area under trees with black nursery bags and buckets

Events

Gatherings that grow the forest through community.

The Ecolution Project

Forest planting days

Roll up your sleeves and plant with us

We periodically host forest planting days at Well-Being Sanctuary. These fun-filled gatherings draw a lot of enthusiastic participation and support from our diverse Garden Route communities and feature some live music as well as socialising around the fire.

18 July 2026 — Mandela Day

Our previous planting day: 108 saplings found a new home

A joyful afternoon of planting, music and community at Well-Being Sanctuary.

Forest Planting Day flyer — Saturday 18 July 2026, Mandela Day, Well-Being Sanctuary

Volunteers loading indigenous saplings into a bakkie for the planting site

Volunteers holding a fresh root ball of soil ready for planting

A toddler crouching beside a volunteer planting a sapling

A group listening to a briefing on the hillside before planting

A volunteer pouring water from a bucket onto a newly planted sapling

Volunteers kneeling together to plant a sapling in the fynbos

A boy digging a planting hole with a spade at the forest site

A volunteer carrying young saplings across the planting site

Volunteers at Well-Being Sanctuary on Mandela Day planting day

A family plants a tree together, digging into the soil and holding the sapling upright, with a tent and van in the background

Every planting day leaves the forest a little happier.

24 September 2026 — Heritage Day

Our next forest planting day

Keep watching this space to see what's in store on this special Spring Day, which also happens to be a public holiday!

Forest Planting Day flyer — Thursday 24 September 2026, Heritage Day, Well-Being Sanctuary

Dates for further planting weekends and volunteer days are still being finalised — get in touch to be notified as soon as the next one is confirmed.

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