Table tennis players plant trees to help SafashahrCEFR A2
1 Jan 2026
Adapted from Guest Contributor, Global Voices • CC BY 3.0
Photo by Igor Rodrigues, Unsplash
Safashahr, in the mountains of Fars province, faces a worsening water crisis and drier public spaces. Two years ago a table tennis association started to build sports facilities and to encourage players and families to act for the environment.
The group has run plastic‑free campaigns in halls and built small water troughs for wildlife. In a recent event near the village of Dehbid, with help from the local natural resources department, residents and many young players planted 400 drought‑resistant trees, mainly wild almond and arjan.
Families said children felt proud to help the land. The association plans to keep doing environmental work and to sign an agreement with local environment authorities.
Difficult words
- association — a group of people who work together
- province — a large area inside a country
- trough — a low container where animals drink watertroughs
- drought-resistant — able to live with little or no waterdrought‑resistant
- wildlife — wild animals and plants living in nature
- resident — a person who lives in that placeresidents
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Discussion questions
- Have you ever helped plant a tree? How did you feel?
- Would you join a local group to protect nature? Why or why not?
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