Upcoming Waikato Projects with Conservation Volunteers New Zealand
4, 10, 12, 17, 19, 24 and 25 May – Planting days at Waiwhakareke Natural Heritage Park (Hamilton City)
Experience a fantastic planting day at this unique wetlands in Hamilton City. Waiwhakareke (Horseshoe lake) was a lake surrounded by paddocks only 7 years ago. Join our team to plant native trees to restore the peat lake to bring back native birds to our city.
20 May – Maungatautari
Maungatautari Ecological Island is an internationally significant restoration project. This 3,400 hectare forested, extinct volcano stands majestically on the landscape in the Waikato basin, between Cambridge, Te Awamutu and Putaruru, in the central North Island of New Zealand. Takahe, kiwi, kaka (birds) and kokopu (fish) have already been reintroduced to two pest free enclosures. Further reintroductions are planned as predator control is expanded.
11 and 21 May – weed removal on a Tirau farm
Dairy farmers on this beautiful Tiran farm are keen conservationists. We will be helping them restore wetlands and native seedlings survive for native birds and fish. The waterways on this farm feeds into Waihou Stream where 60% of our bottled water comes from. Your will get to learn about sustainable farming.
26 May – Planting day at a stream in Montefiore Reserve, Te Awamutu
Join us for this great joint planting day – CVNZ team will be working alongside a local school, Mangapiko stream care group, Fonterra staff to help create a forest corridor along Montefoire Reserve, in the heart of Te Awamutu. Pick up locations available in both Hamilton and Te Awamutu.
14 June – 2 July – Te Araroa Walkway .
This is the Waikato section of a the tramping trail from Cape Reinga in the north to Bluff in the south this National Walkway is due to be opened in late 2010. Come and help us build a track that would last for centuries to come.
20 June – Yarndley’s Bush
At over 14 hectares, Yarndley's Bush is one of the largest remaining Kahikatea stands in the North Island. New Zealand's tallest native tree, the Kahikatea, once covered much of the Waikato region but swamp drainage and milling for timber mean very few large stands of the tree remain.
There are plenty of more upcoming projects:
If you are interested, please call us 07 859 2402
or visit http://www.conservationvolunteers.co.nz/volunteer-opportunities.html
and search projects by clicking Conservation Connect
Yuki Fukuda Ph.D.
Waikato Regional Manager
Conservation Volunteers New Zealand
Landcare Research Building
Gate 10, Silverdale Rd
Silverdale, Hamilton
Mobile: 021 755 226
Fax: +64 7 856 2816
Email: yfukuda@conservationvolunteers.co.nz
