Great opportunity for new volunteers and families to learn more about our rat and possum monitoring and gain some valuable hands-on monitoring experience. You will be collecting tracking cards. New volunteers will be teamed up with experienced volunteers. You will follow marked monitoring lines through the bush, putting out tracking cards as you go. Great […]
Join us for a morning of volunteer restoration work with Aongatete Forest Project. We may provide specific details here (depending on the operational plan) otherwise just come along and see what tasks are on offer. We suggest you bring clothing and footwear suitable for walking off track, gloves and any medication you need. Arrive at […]
Great opportunity for new volunteers and families to learn more about our possum monitoring and gain some valuable hands-on monitoring experience. You will be collecting wax tags. New volunteers will be teamed up with experienced volunteers. You will follow marked lines through the bush, collecting wax tags as you go. Great way to meet like-minded […]
Come along and help us bring in wax tags - a crucial part of our possum monitoring programme. A great opportunity to learn about possum control. All welcome!
Support our Nature Heroes to fly high with their conservation efforts
We are delighted to have our patron, Professor Bruce Clarkson ONZM, as guest speaker for this year’s public meeting. Don’t miss this chance to hear from one of New Zealand’s foremost authorities on ecological restoration. Bruce has made significant contributions to conservation through his ongoing research, education, protection, and restoration of native plants and ecosystems. […]
Come learn about and get involved in this significant restoration project on the doorstep of Tauranga City. Thousands of natives have been planted and species like kÄkÄ & kererÅ« are returning. Together, we’ll be releasing & mulching young native plantings to help establish native forest habitat here in the PÄpÄmoa hills. Come connect with like […]
We’re bothered by the latest monitoring results: FAR too many rat prints for our liking, much higher than normal. Definitely time for our early summer diphacinone bait run – your help would be very much appreciated. Meet at the kohanga 8.30am. Clothing and footwear should be suitable for walking off track and any unexpected weather […]
Experience the amazing breeding colony of red-billed gulls, including the critically endangered black-billed gulls as well as NZ dotterel. We will supply breakfast and guided boat trips across to the bird colony on MaketÅ« Spit. This is an annual event hosted by MaketÅ« ÅŒngÄtoro Wetland Society, in collaboration with MaketÅ« Rotary and MaketÅ« Surf Lifesaving […]
Regular workdays are held on the second Sunday of the month at ÅŒtanewainuku Forest, 680 Mountain Road, Oropi. Please arrive by 8.45am for a safety briefing and an outline of the work involved. Remember to wear the appropriate clothing and bring snacks, drinks, and protective weather gear. New volunteers are very welcome – please pre-register […]
