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Atiu Creek Regional Park
Tapora, Apr 30th and 3 other dates
CVNZ is excited to announce a 10 year commitment to Atiu Creek Regional Park, a spectacular site overlooking the northern Kaipara Harbour. In collaboration with Auckland Council we’ll be managing the restoration of key areas within the park, and welcome volunteers to join us, experience nature at its best and share in this exciting new venture.
Surrounded by beautiful native forest, wetlands, streams and heritage sites, Atiu Creek presents opportunities for volunteers to get involved in conservation tasks including planting, weeding and mulching around native trees, removing invasive pest plants, fence removal and repairs, seed collection, plant propagation and creating walking tracks. The team will be staying in a cottage located on the Park.
For more information and to register please call 0800 56 76 86 within New Zealand or +64 9 623 7287 internationally or email info@conservationvolunteers.co.nz
Forest at the Heart of Wellington - Native Plant Nursery
Owhiro Bay, Apr 30th and 1 other date
Come lend at a hand at the CVNZ nursery! We’re pleased with the success of our seedlings so far, however we need some help getting everything ready for planting season. On this day we will be potting-on some of our seedlings and doing some routine weeding of the plants and nursery itself.
Free transport options available!
Connecting People and Parks - Oakley Creek
New Zealand- Auckland, May 1st
Connecting People to Parks
Every Tuesday and every second weekend 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 are at Oakley Creek, an important wildlife corridor which reaches all the way from the Manukau harbour to the Waitemata. Even though it’s located in the middle ofAuckland, it’s a lovely stroll through native bush along paths and wooden bridges. You’re walking through history, the Maori used the creek to reach inland from the inlet and there are many landing sites and signs of settlement along the banks. It is also the site of Auckland City's only natural waterfall!
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.
Bothamley Park Restoration
Porirua, May 3rd and 1 other date
Bothamley Park is a large Y-shaped park which is sandwiched between the suburbs of Cannons Creek and Aotea in Porirua. Bothamley Park is an important ecological corridor and is the home to a number of threatened bird and plant species.
On this day we will be completing important weed removal tasks with the Aoteo Conservation Volunteer Community Group. Free transport available.
Wilding Conifer Control
Wellington, May 4th
Conservation Volunteers have formed a partnership with the Wellington City Council with the aim of targeting wilding pines - an introduced species that have spread unwanted into native forest, shrubland and grassland areas.
Help us to prevent the spread of wilding pines with the aim of conserving biodiversity, landscape and recreational values.
Hillsborough Cemetery
Hillsborough, May 8th and 1 other date
Connecting People to Parks
Every Tuesday and some weekends Conservation Volunteers are out and about at different parks around Auckland.
It’s part of an initiative between Conservation Volunteers New Zealand and 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.
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.
This week we will be at Hillsborough Cemetery which is over a hundred years old. Soldiers from WWII are commemorated here, and being on the top of the hill, the cemetery enjoys a beautiful view over the Manukau Harbour.
Join us and help out your local parks.
Phone 0800 56 76 86 or email info@cvnz.org.nz to book.
Southern Environmental Association - Tawatawa Reserve
Owhiro Bay, May 8th
Located between Owhiro Bay, Kingston and Island Bay, the Tawatawa Reserve is a vital local amenity which we are proud to support. The Southern Environmental Association have done fantastic work over the last 25 years in maintaining and developing the reserve. Over 38,000 trees have been planted on the reserve, ensuring the area is a positive contribution to the overall environmental well-being of Wellington.
Awhitu Regional Park
New Zealand- Auckland, May 14th
Join Conservation Volunteers this week when we visit Awhitu Regional Park on the Awhitu Peninsula.
Awhitu Regional Park holds regenerating wetlands with fernbirds and banded rail, and the culturally significant Brook Homestead. The park has two long sandy beaches separated by a headland of soft sandstone created from the ancient wind blown sand dunes of the Awhitu Peninsula. At low tide offshore mud flats provide habitat for wading bird species. Much of the park is farmed grassland but inland from the coast there is a fringe of pohutukawa and several fine examples of historic trees.
Join Conservation Volunteers to help complete vital conservation activities in the park. Actities this week may include planting natives, clearing weeds, fencing and other activities.
Bookings are essential. Phone 0800 56 76 86 or email info@conservationvolunteers.co.nz
Coastal Restoration - Te Onepoto Estuary
Titahi Bay, Porirua, May 16th and 1 other date
Join us in creating a safe habitat for marine birds, including the Nationall Vulnerable caspian tern, in the beautiful Whitireia Park. Free transport options available.
Zealandia Ecosanctuary
Karori, May 17th
Come lend a hand to the Perimeter Vegetation Team Zealandia, the world’s first fully-fenced urban ecosanctuary. The long term goal of Zealandia is to restore the forest and freshwater ecosystem as closely as possible to its pre-human state. The 225 hectare ecosanctuary is a groundbreaking conservation project that has reintroduced 18 species of native wildlife back into the area. Check out: https://www.visitzealandia.com/About
Te Kawakawa Community Garden Conservation
Melrose, May 18th
Te Kawakawa Commons is a community run conservation effort on a small piece of land in Melrose behind Lyall Bay.
Join us for a morning of community conservation. Free transport available
Tamaki Mobil Community Days
Glen Innes, May 19th and 2 other dates
Conservation Volunteers New Zealand and Mobil New Zealand have teamed up to deliver a series of community days within the Tamaki area.
The aim of these days is to restore habitat for our vulnerable Longfin Eel. Activites will include removing environmental pest plants, clearing rubbish and planting trees and shrubs to provide shelter for our waterways and improve the ecosystem of our precious wildlife.
If you'd like to come along, please get in touch with CVNZ on 0800 56 76 86, or email us at info@cvnz.org.nz.
Bookings are essential.
Paekawakawa Reserve Restoration
Island Bay, May 22nd
Located in Island Bay, the Paekawakawa Reserve has been transformed into a safe haven for native trees and birds, as well as for the local community.
Volunteer activities include weed releasing, track construction and planting (winter only).
Connecting People and Parks - Coxs Bay Reserve
New Zealand- Auckland, May 22nd
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 Coxs Bay Reserve where we'll be doing a variety of tasks from planting native seedlings to plant releasing and environmental pest plant control.
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
A Forest at The Heart of Wellington - tree releasing
Mount Victoria, May 24th
Help us build a Forest in the Heart of Wellington, a long term project in celebration of the Rotary Club of Wellington's Centenary which falls in 2021.
On this day we will be releasing native plants to prevent them from being smothered by invasive weeds and preparing the site for planting.
Forest at the Heart of Wellington - Community Planting Day
Mount Victoria, May 25th
Join us for a planting day in the Wellington Town Belt to help build a Forest at the Heart of Wellington in celebration of the Rotary Club of Wellington's Centenary which falls in 2021. This is part of an initiative that will involve volunteers from schools, communities and corporations in the planting and maintenance of more than 100,000 native trees in the central Wellington Town Belt. The Rotary Club has already planted over 40,000 trees!
Auckland Southern Parks - Waiheke Island
Waiheke Island, May 28th
This week Conservation Volunteers will visit Whakanewha Regional Park and Te Matuku Peninsular on Waiheke Island where we will be carrying out a range of vital conservation activities.
Discover Waiheke!. The island has many native forest areas with mature stands of kohekohe/taraire forest and its large wetlands are home to some uncommon birds, such as bittern, banded rail, spotless crake and the New Zealand dotterel. Waiheke is steeped in Maori and European history. The land was cultivated by Maori for centuries, once supplying the growing needs of early Auckland.
Help make a difference to this extraordinary habitat. Our conservation tasks for the week will include control of the climbing environmental pest plants japanese honeysuckle, and moth plant, servicing baitlines, mulching, cutting and pasting tobacco weed and pulling out weeds and unwanted plants from shellbanks to protect dotterel breeding areas.
Thanks to Sealink for their generous support in transporting our volunteer team to the island!
For more information on this project please call Conservation Volunteers on 0800 56 76 86 or email info@conservationvolunteers.co.nz
Wild Futures day - Trelissick Park
Ngaio, May 31st and 1 other date
Conservation Volunteers New Zealand and Mobil Oil New Zealand have teamed up to deliver a series of community days with the Trelissick Park Group. The aim of these days is to provide restored habitat for our vulnerable Longfin eel. Activities will be removing environmental pest plants, clearing rubbish and planting trees and shrubs (winter months only) to provide shelter for our waterways and improve the ecosystem of our precious wildlife.
Connecting People and Parks - Predator Control training
Sandringham, June 30th
Predator Control Training - Auckland Council and Conservation Volunteers New Zealand
Bring Back the Birds to our Auckland Parks!
Be an environmental champion - help us on this exciting project to save Auckland‘s native wildlife!
Animal pests (rodents and possums) compete with native birds for food and raid their nests for chicks and eggs. They also feed on a wide range of native plants, lizards and invertebrates. Your parks need your help to prevent this destruction
If you are interested in taking part, come along to one of our two training sessions on Saturday 10th February 2018.
When training is completed you’ll be assigned to one of the parks in which this programme operates where you’ll bait and reset traps and record the catches you make. You can choose when you walk your own track, so you can do it at a time that suits you. Ideally you will live or work locally to the pest control area. Once you’ve finished your line check, you enter your results into a web based database called Catch IT.
What to Wear: Sturdy boots or shoes, Long pants, long-sleeved shirt.
Bookings are essential. If you would like to register please call 0800 56 76 86 or email info@cvnz.co.nz
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