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Forest at the Heart of Wellington - Weekend tree planting
Mount Victoria Town Belt, Jun 19th and 1 other date
Help plant a forest at the heart of Wellington this winter by joining one of our weekend planting days on Mount Victoria. Bring your family, friends, flatmates or just come on your own! No experience is needed as training is provided by one of our knowledgeable team leaders. Tools provided.
Make sure to check out our other planting events online.
Migrant Community Conservation Programme
Mount Roskill, Jun 19th and 1 other date
Migrant Conservation Programme is aimed at recruiting migrants and connecting them with local residents in a conservation context in the Puketapapa Local Board area.
Mount Victoria Community Day
Mount Victoria, June 21st
Join us for a day of community conservation as we help the Mt Vic Community Group with weeding and site preparation in readiness for planting in 2021. This area of the town belt provides essential habitat for wildlife such as tui and kaakaa which are spilling over from Zealandia. Tools, gloves and training provided.
Connecting People with Parks - Eric Armishaw Park
Pt Chevalier, June 22nd
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.
Glenside Reserve Community Conservation
246 Middleton Road, June 22nd
Join us for a day of community conservation mahi at Glenside Reserve. The Glenside Reserves consist of three areas of land. The largest reserve area is beside Monterey and Twigland Gardeners World. It is where the Halfway House and Newlands/Paparangi Pony Club are.
The community goal for the Glenside reserves is to protect, enhance and promote them as community assets.
Wellington City Council prepared a draft Northern Reserves Management Plan for consultation in 2008. The Glenside Progressive Assn. made submissions to this plan. The Halfway House is on the main Glenside Reserve.
Key Native Ecosystems - Dune Restoration
South Coast, Jun 23rd and 1 other date
Enjoy a day at the beach by helping us restore the dunes. On this day we will be restoring sites identified as Key Native Ecosystems (KNE) on Wellington's southern coast which provide important habitat for little blue penguins/kororÄ, and native lizards. This is one of our most popular projects- book a spot before they fill up! Free transport to and from projects provided!
Papakura Stream - Esplanade Reserve, Manurewa
Manurewa, June 23rd
The Papakura Stream Restoration Project is a catchment wide programme that will restore and protect this important waterway and the habitat for the diverse species that call this area home. The project’s aim is to restore and protect stream banks and water quality, as well as habitat for native species. This restoration will include fencing (with Future Posts – recycled plastic fence posts), planting native trees and shrubs, water quality monitoring, plant maintenance, and community engagement. In partnership with Manurewa, Franklin and Papakura Local Boards, restoration will take place on both public land, and private land, working alongside farmers and other landowners. This project will also require the support of the local community and the corporate community in the form of volunteering, sponsorship and partnerships.
Tree Planting at Esplanade Reserve, Manurewa
Come join us on 23rd June to help plant 1,000 native trees and grasses along the banks of the Papakura Stream. Planting will run from 10am - 12.30pm followed by a sausage sizzle. CVNZ will provide all tools and equipment needed.
Bookings are essential
Forest at The Heart of Wellington - Weekday Planting
Mount Victoria, Jun 24th and 2 other dates
Help create a forest at the heart of Wellington! This is one of our weekday planting events in Mount Victoria make sure to check out our weekend events as well. We are planting thousands of native trees in the Wellington Town Belt to create habitat for our native lizards, insects and birds such as tui and kaka that are living outside of the protective fence of Zealandia.
Community Day at Tanera Gully
66 Epuni Street, June 25th
Join passionate community members in the Tanera Gully Restoration Project. During your time, you will enjoy a guided walk that will allow you to learn about the history of the park, the native flora and fauna in the reserve, and our bold vision for the future. Tool, training, and transportation provided!
Wairau Estuary - Community restoration
Milford, Jun 26th and 1 other date
The Wairau Estuary in Milford is connected to the inland Wairau Valley Catchment, which stretches several kilometres into the industrialised and commercial heart of the Wairau Valley.
Extensive environmental testing has revealed the presence of common contaminants in the watercourse from industrial land, high traffic roads, and recreational activities in the estuary. Despite this, up to nine native freshwater fish and crustacean species are found in this waterway.
With support from the passionate locals in Milford and Castor Bay and technical advice from Auckland Council’s Healthy Waters Team, the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board has committed funding to support a cleaner and healthier Wairau Estuary and beach in Milford.
Conservation Volunteers New Zealand is coordinating with community members and volunteer groups to improve the health of the stream by running rubbish clean-ups and planting days along the edges of the estuary. We’d love to have your help!
Houghton Valley Working Bee
104 Houghton Bay, June 28th
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 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.
Connecting People and Parks - Lynfield Reserve
Lynfield, Jun 29th and 1 other date
Connecting People to Parks
Every Tuesday and some weekends Conservation Volunteers are out and about at different parks around Auckland.
This week we're at Lynfield Reserve where we'll be doing a variety of tasks from targeting environmental pest plants, mulching, planting and monitoring.
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.
Bookings are essential. Phone 0800 56 76 86or email info@conservationvolunteers.co.nz
TaupÅ Swamp - A Wetland Treasure
Plimmerton, Jun 30th and 1 other date
Taupo swamp is an ecologically important site protected by the QEII National Trust. It is home to 19 species of bird, a diverse range of plants, native fish such as the longfin eel and kokopu - a treasure for native wildlife right on our doorstep. We have partnered with the Friends of Taupo Swamp and Porirua City Council to restore and protect this unique habitat.
Atiu Creek Community Planting Day
Wellsford, Jul 1st and 1 other date
Atiu Creek Community Day
Conservation Volunteers New Zealand (CVNZ) welcomes everyone who shares our love of the outdoors and our commitment to conserving the environment.
The day will take place at the magnificent Atiu Creek Regional Park, a spectacular 450 hectare park overlooking the northern Kaipara Harbour. Surrounded by beautiful native forest, wetlands, bush, streams and heritage sites supporting a range of flora and fauna and provides habitat for the nationally threatened New Zealand dabchick and brown teal.
The Park is steeped in history and is host to 17 historic locations; including the extensive ridge pa (Maori fort) which was considered a strategic and vantage location for local tangata whenua (the Maori tribe) when engaging in warfare with invading enemies. There is also an abandoned 19th century oyster farm and numerous other early-settler European locations to explore.
Conservation Volunteers has made a commitment to plant 30,000 trees here this winter to help restore this park back to native bush and achieve our aims of turning this area into a predator free peninsula.
We would love for you to come out and escape from the city for the day to help restore this beautiful site by planting hundreds of native trees and shrubs along the gully to filter contaminants before they reach the waterway and provide important shade and habitat for native fauna.
The day will involve planting native trees and shrubs. It promises to be a fun day and a great opportunity to see this stunning park and give back to your local environment!
Please phone 0800 56 76 86 or email info@cvnz.org.nz to book.
Restoring the Wainuiomata River
Wainuiomata, Jul 6th and 5 other dates
Join us for a day of tree planting to help restore the banks of the Wainuiomata River and protect the unique landscape of Baring Head/Orua-pouanui, well known for its iconic lighthouse. We are creating essential habitat for freshwater fish such as inanga and eels. Tools, training and transportation provided!
Native Plant Nursery
Tawatawa Reserve, July 12th
Come lend at a hand at the CVNZ nursery where you can be involved in the propagation of thousands of native seedlings, destined for our long-term restoration project, Forest at the Heart of Wellington. Volunteer activities include potting-on some of our seedlings and routine weeding of the plants and nursery itself. Tools, gloves, training and transport provided.
Tawatawa Reserve - Weekend community planting
Island Bay, Jul 17th and 1 other date
Help plant a forest at the heart of Wellington this winter by joining one of our weekend planting days at the stunning Tawatawa Reserve. This site has amazing views out over the regenerating bush of Tawatawa Reserve and Island Bay. Bring your family, friends, flatmates or just come on your own! No experience is needed as training is provided by one of our knowledgable team leaders. Tools provided.
Make sure to check out our other planting events
Stream Restoration - Community Project
7 Lower Tyers Road, Ngauranga, July 19th
Come join fellow volunteers to help restore a vital water way in the heart of Khandallah and learn about its history. We will be focusing on clearing the track up to the dam in order for future work to be carried out by the stream itself.
Community Conservation - Trelissick Park
Ngaio, July 21st
Join us for a day at the Trelissick Park, a large expanse of hillside, valley, stream and parkland that is being restored by community volunteers to create a beautiful wilderness area. We are working alongside the Trelissick Park Group by tackling invasive weeds and helping to restore the awa through riparian planting. Tools provided and transport available on request!
Bothamley Park Restoration
Aotea, August 4th
Imagine a forest alive with the sound of tui and a clean stream full of inanga and eels. Porirua City was once covered with dense native forest - help us to restore mainland island sanctuaries such as Bothamley Park where some of the old-growth forest still stands. Free transport to and from the project available!
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