That this House celebrates the hard work and determination of the volunteers of The Friends of the Pentlands; notes that for 23 years the Friends of the Pentlands have worked to conserve, protect and enhance the Pentlands regional park for all to use; commends their work’s emphasis on recreational quality, public access, cultural heritage, landscape and biodiversity; applauds that each year the Friends provide 4,000 hours of voluntary work in the park; acknowledges that the Friends of the Pentlands have planted five arboreta of 20 native trees each around the Pentland Hills to commemorate John Muir, the Dunbar born environmentalist; further celebrates the work gone into providing and maintaining bird hides, bridge repair, footpath protection, drystane dyking, footpath protection, river bank protection and planting; and wishes them all success with their continued work for the regional park.
