When
9.00am - 3.00pm Sunday, 28 October 2001

Location
Travis Wetland Natural Heritage Park, Beach Road off Frosts and Mairehau Road Burwood, Christchurch, New Zealand

Opportunity to learn about native planting

NEW ZEALAND ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION NETWORK - CHRISTCHURCH


Introduction
Ecological (Habitat) Restoration Open Day is a chance to get together, and trade ideas, share ecological skills, experience and resources by being involved in practical hands-on workshops.

What is on offer for the day

Programme includes

· Speakers with hands on experience
· Wetland planting experience
· Native bird Travis Wetland tours
· Opportunities to network and learn from others experience

Tips and techniques workshops

· Celebrating ecological (habitat) restoration and 2001 year of the volunteer (opening speaker)
· Winning community support
· What funding could I get
· Planning. Kick starting your project
· Selection of appropriate plants to the site
· Urban pest control
· Riparian planting
· After planting care
· Ngai Tahu
· Native and exotic weed control
· Canterbury NZERN catch-up
· Native bird Travis Wetland tour
· Where to from here, the future belongs to you (closing speaker)



About the New Zealand Ecological Restoration Network.
NZERN is a group of individual and organisations with a common interest in ecological restoration. It includes schools, nurseries, consultancies, statutory authorities, landcare groups, Forest and Bird branches, business, runanga, environment centres, service clubs, fishing clubs, Brownies, students clubs and conservation trust among others.


Lunch provided: please advise of any special dietary requirements


Further Information
For further information call Yvette Couch-Lewis DOC
Phone (03) 379 9758 or e-mail ycouchlewis@doc.govt.nz

Christchurch Environment Centre (03) 379-2257

Keywords
field day  NZERN 

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