Protecting Dotterels
Fifty six traps have been donated from China Forestry Group NZ to the White Rock Dotterel Group set up by local farmers from White Rock and Riversdale stations, the Aorangi Restoration Trust and Greater Wellington Regional Council. The group was formed to help project banded dotterels that nest on the lower Opouawe and Whawanui rivers and Poley Stream.
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Biodiversity Surveys
Sustainable Wairarapa has had a busy year with multiple surveying projects underway. The group has conducted surveys of moths and beetles to enable comparisons over time on the effects of fragmentation and genetic diversity; bat and bird acoustic monitoring at Rewa Bush and lizard surveys at Ponatahi Lizard Sanctuary, Castlepoint Scenic Reserve and Ocean Beach/Onoke Spit.
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Waipoua Connection
If you need some planting done, you can give a bunch of kids some spades. But if you get them to explore an area, find out a bit about its’ history and create links between them and the planting site, you’re going to get a whole lot more than just plants in the ground. You’ll get kids with a sense of connection to a place that is way more likely to transform into a long-term relationship that benefits both the people and the place.
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Hui - Save the Date
The Wairarapa Pūkaha to Kawakawa Alliance is holding a Hui in February. This will be an exciting opportunity for all our member groups and anyone who is interested in conservation, restoration and environmental projects in the Wairarapa to share, collaborate, network and learn. Full details will be announced in the New Year. In the meantime, lock the date in your diary >
21 February 2021 | 1 - 5pm | Venue TBC
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South Wairarapa Survey
Sedigheh Mousavipour, a student in the School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences is gathering information on places of recreational, aesthetic and cultural/historical value in the South Wairarapa District for postgraduate research.
The public is invited to contribute by participating in a short survey >
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