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Community Conservation - Churton Park Tree Rescue
Wellington, Nov 30th and 1 other date
Get amongst this young native forest by joining our team of Tuesday tree rescuers! Wellington City Council has planted up the largest gap in the outer "green belt" of Wellington, creating a natural link between Wellington City and Porirua. By caring for these baby trees, you will be building a highway for forest dwelling critters to travel between our two cities. book now to restore this precious habitat for our future.
Tools, training, gloves and transport provided (transport to be organised in advance).
Porirua Tree Care
Various locations, Dec 1st and 1 other date
Come along and lend a hand as we need YOUR help looking after previously planted sites across Porirua Region. Get amoungst your local communities, engage with new people and learn new skills. Tools, training, and free transport provided!
Forest at the Heart of Wellington - Tree Care
Various location in the Town Belt, December 2nd
Do you want to help create a habitat for our native lizards, insects, and birds such as tui and kaka? Come lend a hand with 'releasing' weeds on Mount Victoria. Volunteering is a great way to get to know Wellington's natural places and to meet new people. Tools, training, and transport provided.
Ĺtukaikino Living Memorial, Belfast
Belfast, December 2nd
Otukaikino is a 13 ha freshwater wetland reserve to the north of Christchurch that is being wonderfully restored. It is one of the few remaining original wetlands that were once common around Christchurch.
Key Native Ecosystems - Dune Restoration
Wellington, December 5th
Enjoy a day at the beach and join us for some conservation mahi as we need help removing weed species throughout sites that are identified as Key Native Ecosystems (KNE) on Wellington's south coast, which provides important habitat for little blue penguins/korora and native lizards. This is one of our most popular projects- book a spot before they fill up! Tools, training and transport provided!
Connecting People with Parks - Selwyn Bush
Kohimarama, December 6th
Connecting People to Parks
Every Tuesday Conservation Volunteers are out and about at different parks around Auckland.
This week we are at Selwyn Bush helping with the amazing work being done by the Pourewa Restoration Group, who are bringing the Pourewa Valley back to it's former glory.
It’s part of an initiative between Conservation Volunteers New Zealand and the Auckland Council to help bring biodiversity back to our central parks and to give people who are interested in conservation a chance to get involved.
Conservation Volunteers NZ experienced team leaders guide the programme and aim to teach volunteers about all aspects of conservation, including plant identification and planting techniques.
Join us and help out your local parks.
Phone 0800 56 76 86 or email info@conservationvolunteers.co.nz to book.
Houghton Valley Working Bee
Houghton Bay, December 7th
Houghton Valley was once covered with native bush and full of bird song before it was cleared for farming. Over recent years the local community have worked hard to restore the woodland, by planting native trees and introducing pest control to protect native wildlife. Help us bring the birdsong back to Houghton Valley! Tools, training and free transport provided.
Halswell Quarry
Halswell, December 9th
Halswell Quarry is a large park on the edge of the city. Areas of the lower quarry are wetland and have undergone significant replantings and are now thriving. Come along and help us to improve the biodiversity of this special area.
Native Forest Regeneration - Makara Peak
Karori, December 12th
Do you enjoy the outdoors, and want to give back to Papatuanuku/Mother Earth? Then join us for a day of conservation work as we head to Makara Peak, a beautiful habitat located in Karori. With over 40 kilometres of a world class single track, a 72 metre long suspension bridge, and panoramic views across Wellington Harbour, Cook Strait and the upper South Island, Makara Peak Mountain Bike Park is a restoration site like no other! Tools, training and transport provided.
Connecting People with Parks - Eric Armishaw Park
Pt Chevalier, December 13th
Connecting People to Parks
Every week Conservation Volunteers are out and about at different parks around Auckland.
It’s part of an initiative between Conservation Volunteers New Zealand and the Auckland Council to help bring biodiversity back to our central parks and to give people who are interested in conservation a chance to get involved.
This week we will be visiting Eric Armishaw Resrve in Pt Chevalier. On the shoreline of the Waitemata Harbour, Eric Armishaw Park is home to many migratory shorebirds including Little Pied Cormorant, White Faced Heron and Bar-Tailed Godwit. Over the past 2 years, volunteers have been clearing invasive weeds and replanting with native plants to provide improved habitat for these and many other species. We'd love your help today to continue this important work in a bid to bring back more birds to this and surrounding parks.
Each park has its own special characteristics, plants and wildlife and the conservation challenges for each area are very varied, so it’s a great chance to learn about biodiversity and how we can all make a difference to our environment.
Join us and help out your local parks.
Phone Siobhan on 0800 56 76 86 or email info@conservationvolunteers.co.nz to book. Bookings are essential.
Community Conservation - Melrose
Melrose, December 13th
'Melrose Environment Group are local people restoring the bush roughly between Melrose Park and the Hockey stadium. We've been hitting Blackberry in the main and are now focusing on removing still fairly small Blackberry regrowth. We've also planed about 600 natives in the area.'
Plant Care at Dicken's Farm
Brookby, December 17th
Come along and help us care for our newly planted native trees! Once our trees have been put in the ground, we need to care for them for another 3 - 5 years to ensure they have the best chance of survival. Strangling weeds and kikuyu grass can grow rapidly and smother young trees.
This is part of our Papakura Stream Restoration Project which aims to restore and protect stream banks and water quality, as well as habitat for native species, through fencing (with Future Posts – recycled plastic fence posts), planting native trees, water quality monitoring, and community engagement on both public and private land.
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