Come along and help us weed, release and manage existing plants and prepare for more planting later in August. Where: Kiriwai Lagoon / Onoke Spit, end of Beach Rd, off Western Lake Road. Bring: Old clothes, sturdy footwear, spade, grubbers, secateurs and gardening gloves. Your own snacks and refreshments Contact: For more information phone Denise […]
Escape the office and get your hands dirty! Connect with nature and other Marty locals to help us plant native trees in the northwestern corner of Martinborough Golf Course. Bring a spade, gloves and warm clothes and we'll bring the kai and drinks to celebrate our mahi! RSVP to swbg@xtra.co.nz. Find us via the gate […]
Come along and help restore the dunes by planting native dune species with DOC, Castlepoint Residents & Ratepayers Association & Te Hika a Pāpāuma.
Join the Ahiaruhe Eco Area Catchment Group planting native trees at the corner of Ahiaruhe and Millars Roads. Bring a spade or shovel and gloves. The planting will be followed with BYO beverage and nibbles in the woolshed at 156 Ahiaruhe Road.
Join Ducks Unlimited in restoring the Wairio Wetlands.
Join the South Wairarapa Biodiversity Group for our planting day at Ōkorewa Lagoon. Our planting days are a great opportunity to connect with nature, enhance our native biodiversity, off-set carbon emissions and meet new people Sausages and drinks will be provided. Please bring a spade and gloves if you have them and warm clothes. RSVP […]
Join NZ Farm Forestry Association Wairarapa Branch and the Montfort Trimble Foundation to plant 1000 native seedlings at Rewanui Forest Park. The planting will enhance one of Rewanui’s main walking tracks and provide habitat for the many native birds and insects at Rewanui. The morning will include a ‘how to plant native trees’ session and […]
The Holdsworth Restoration Trust is holding a fundraising event showing Adventure Films from the Wanaka Mountain Film Festival. Watch the trailer at https://mountainfilm.nz/. Funds raised will go towards installing 150-200 traps a year for the next few years and renewing the lure and gas in each trap every 6 months. The trust hope in 4-5 […]
Dr Phil Battley of Massey University on tracking Godwits in their amazing cross-Pacific migrations, and how there is more than one way to get to Alaska!
The Holdsworth Restoration Trust is holding a fundraising event showing Adventure Films from the Wanaka Mountain Film Festival. Watch the trailer at https://mountainfilm.nz/. Funds raised will go towards installing 150-200 traps a year for the next few years and renewing the lure and gas in each trap every 6 months. The trust hope in 4-5 […]
Scion will hold a Forest Flows workshop on 25th August in Masterton to which you are invited. Time: Afternoon (TBC) We want to know: what you think about water, land and trees – and their interconnections what questions you have about planning for a climate-change affected future? With the changing climate and land use options, […]
This year for Conservation Week we are urging the Wairarapa to take a moment to think about our climate. There’s a range of activities happening across the region – fish and insect monitoring, planting and weeding, presentations by climate change experts, art exhibitions, film screenings and more – there’s something for everyone. Connect with nature, get inspired and learn how you can make a difference to our environment.