FEBRUARY
Wednesday 27th February
- tomorrow
Go by Bike Breakfast in Garden Place, 7.30am.Sport
Waikato are now coordinating this great event so jump on your bike tomorrow,
helmet on your head and cruise into Civic Plaza for a fun early morning before
work.
Biodiegradable
Potato plates provided by ….drum roll….the Environment Centre, to then be fed
to the worms.
MARCH
Sunday 2 March
Go With the Flow - 10:00am to 3:30pm ADMISSION IS FREE
“Go with
the Flow” is the Museum day to celebrate Children’s Day and the exciting
interactive exhibition: “The Mighty River Waikato: from Hinaki to Hydropower”. Visit the
exhibition for FREE and enjoy our fun activities for the whole family: take part in hands-on experiments with the
Mad Scientist, learn about the river and creatures that live in it from our
bio-river expert Hydro Girl, fish for chocolate fish, make a magic fish, add to
our chalk pavement river mural and make some cool art. There will be some great prizes and
giveaways, a sausage sizzle and much more!
For the
full programme check out http://www.waikatomuseum.co.nz/page/pageid/2145832910/Events#Flow
Wednesday 5th March
Waikato Botanical Society - Wetland Restoration of Sporodanthus
(native cane rush)
with Bev
Clarkson and Monica Peters - Evening
talk, planting and barbeque
In recent
years, considerable work has been carried out by Landcare Research into
restoring peat bogs co-dominated by Sporadanthus ferrugineus (a very local
endemic) and Empodisma minus. Find out about this important research and new
trials begun in 2006 to re-create areas of Sporadanthus ferrugineus and
Empodisma minus in former farmland so that the peat building process can be
reinstated. The results from research to date is very promising and show that
this plant has potential to be used for further restoration projects within its
former range in Waikato.
Afterwards
we will go down to the threatened plant garden in the biology glasshouses
compound to plant some Sporadanthus ferrugineus and all are welcome to enjoy a
FREE barbeque!
Time: 6pm talk, 7-8pm planting and BBQ
Venue:
University of Waikato, Room S 1.01, S Block, Gate 8 Hillcrest Rd. Followed by
planting and BBQ at glasshouses compound.
Contact:
Liz Grove ph 846 0965
Sunday 9th March
Riverside Family Walk
and Cycle
10am at Memorial Park.
Family Riverside Walk & Bike Ride on Sunday 9th March from 9.30am at Memorial Park.
Join other families for a pleasant walk or cycle on the beautiful Waikato River pathway, before
returning for a picnic (bring your own)
Event Organised by: Hamilton City Council. Contact
is Philip King (07 838 6991).
March 2nd - 9th Seaweek 2008
Saturday 8th March
Raglan Sea Festival/Dolphin Day and Recycled Raft Race at the Kopua Domain.
It will be a fun, family day with lots of activities happening including raft
making, art fool, face painting, raft racing, paddle boating and picnicking! If
you are interested in being involved on the day as a volunteer or you know of
any entertainers we still have a few spots left so don’t be shy to give the
Whaingaroa Environment Centre a call - Phone: 00 64 (0)7 825 0480 Web site: www.whaingaroa.org.nz
The national Seaweek website can be found at : http://www.seaweek.org.nz/
Sam Stephens Coastal Community Facilitator Environment Waikato
DDI: (07) 859 0542 Mobile: 021 792 561 www.ew.govt.nz
Starting March 12
Wednesday Organic Gardening courses For 4 weeks total, from 10 – 12, at Waimarie Community House, 53 Wellington St, Phone Cheryl 834 2249 at the Hamilton Permaculture
Trust.
Thursday March 13
Forest and Bird – Phil Brown, Wild Life
Photographer
Phil Brown is talking on why some of our
wild life is so endangereda dn how they are so uniqute to NZ. The important
role that the Maungatautari Island Ecological Trust will have to play in preserving
our wildlife. Phil is a well known photographer Hamilton Gardens, 7pm
Saturday March 15
Forest and Bird - Working Bee Walter Scott
Reserve
Track Maintenance, and putting up track
markers etc
Meet at 9am at the Reserve. For directions and more information
please contact the trip leaders, Anne and Dave Lee 07 843 6880
Sunday March 16 (daylight saving ends)
Forest and Bird - Oturoa Rd, Oropi Walk
Easy walk on in the Oropi, Tauranga area. Walk is on private land. Leave Hamilton at 9.30am Contact Bob Cumming 07 856 3891 for
details.
Wednesday 19 March
Mangakotukutuku Stream Care Group
Releasing of last year's plantings - 5:00-6:30 pm - Sandford Park weeding:
Meet at Waterford Rd entrance to Sandford Park. More details on www.streamcare.org.nz
Thursday March 27
Volunteering Waikato - BUILDING AN EFFECTIVE VOLUNTEER PROGRAMME
2008
WORKSHOP – MARTIN J COWLING
9.30am – 4pm
Volunteering Waikato is proud to bring you a one day
workshop facilitated by renowned international speaker, Martin J Cowling.
This
interactive workshop is a must for those who are working with volunteers, and
will consider the key components for volunteer programmes. Utilising research and current practice,
Martin J Cowling will outline practical steps in building an effective volunteer
program.
The session
will initially focus on what motivates and demotivates 2nd Century volunteers.
The day will then use this information to consider how to best manage the
volunteer life cycle from recruitment on.
Please see
the attached flyer for more information and registration form – numbers are
strictly limited.
For all
enquiries, contact Volunteering Waikato on 07 839 3191
Saturday 26 April
Mangakotukutuku Stream Care Group
2:30-4:00 pm - Releasing of last year's plantings - Sandford Park weeding:
Meet at Waterford Rd entrance to Sandford Park. More details on
www.streamcare.org.nz
Sustainable Living courses
Starting in the Second Term, coordinated
by the Environment Centre, in conjunction with Adult Community Education at
Wintec,
If you are interested in coming along to a 8 part series aimed at looking at
all aspects of sustainable living - energy, water, travel, building, gardening,
shopping, please contact Katherine 839 4452
Sessions will be 2 hours, held 7 – 9 in
the evenings and will be look at practical solutions and activities, with input
from experts in the different areas. $5 per session.
NOTICES
Update of the New
Zealand Transport Strategy - Submission due this Friday
http://www.transport.govt.nz/update-of-the-new-zealand-transport-strategy-2
Funding Envirofund 2008
Got an
idea to make Hamilton more sustainable?Need
financial support for a community focused project?
The
Hamilton City Council Envirofund could provide the financial support your
project needs.
What
types of projects are funded?
- Local environmental restoration projects;
- Environmental seminars and workshops;
- Environmental research that could provide direct benefits to Hamilton's environment;
- Educational or promotional activities that raise awareness about
environmental issues;
- Practical environmental initiatives that involve community participation or increase community involvement.
Applications for the next Envirofund round close 31st March, 4pm.Apply Now! Applications are easy. Application forms and guidelines are available on-line at:
