Source: Environment Canterbury Regional Council
We are hosting a planting session on World Rivers Day, here are the details:
As this is the last public planting event of the season, we would love to see friends and whānau join us for a final push to enhance this wonderful area. Our planting days are always a fun event, and the best part is, we provide you with a barbecue lunch afterwards!
Brad Smith, regional biodiversity officer, said these events are helpful to work towards a bigger conservation goal.
Seedlings planted at a recent Waimakariri planting day
“We want to create an ecological corridor of native planting sites along the Waimakariri and Ashley/Rakahuri rivers. This corridor will help provide habitat for local wildlife and make it easier for birds to move along the rivers.”
Cleaning for conservation
The Waimakariri Youth Council will be running a rubbish clean-up session.
- When: 21 September, 10am
- Where: around the Ashley River/Rakahuri, and we are one of several organisations supporting this event. Volunteers are encouraged to meet behind the Rangiora Airfield.
- RSVP: RSVP as a volunteer
Emily Belton, youth development facilitator at Waimakariri District Council, said, “We partner with numerous community organisations to remove rubbish from our waterways, and just under 1 tonne of rubbish is collected each year at these events.”
In addition to lots of wrappers and takeaway containers, volunteers at previous events have also found unusual rubbish. “During the 2022 clean-up, we even found a sun tanning bed,” said Emily.
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