Kereru is a weekly NZ e-mail for all community participants and organisations about ecological restoration. Relevant notices are very welcome, please logon to Pipi to add your information. Help bring back our natives.
Kereru is available at
http://www.bush.org.nz/kereru/
Thursday, 10 July 2003
Welcome to Kereru.
CONTENTS
1. Congratulations
2. Calendar
3. Noticeboard
4. Resources
7. NZERN News
8. How to contact NZERN
1. CONGRATULATIONS
Old Blue Award
Gary James from the Wellington Forest and Bird Home Nursery Group was awarded the Old Blue Award at the Forest and Bird AGM which was held in Wellington on Saturday 21st June 2003.
"Gary became interested in native plants at college, and started planting at home. This interest developed into a nursery, and became a project which involved others. They began supplying the Manawa Karioi re-vegetation project in the South Wellington, then the Wellington City Council for planting on the town belt. Lately they've been supplying the Karori Wildlife Sanctuary. In the mid 90's, Gary's group ran 25 home nurseries which, over time, supplied an estimated 50,000 plants. In recent years attention has shifted to threatened and uncommon plants, to increase biodiversity for the Council plantings, and a focus on genetically sourced material. To achieve this, Gary has co-ordinated a highly trained seed-gathering team, and developed good relationships with DOC and landowners. Gary is sincerely thanked for over 12 years of greening Wellington."
Julia White
2. CALENDAR
Calendar events can be found at
http://www.bush.org.nz/calendar/
3. NOTICEBOARD
382. from Sue Murray of Otago...
Annual Symposium (Yellow-eyed Penguin Consultative Group)
Date: Saturday 2 August 2003. 9am-4pm.
Venue: Dunedin Botanic Gardens Education Centre
Lovelock Avenue
Dunedin
The morning will be devoted to reports.
The afternoon session is titled PENGUINS ON LAND.
If you would like to register or give a presentation please email Sec. Bruce McMinlay bmckinlay@doc.govt.nz or phone 03 474 6939
There will also be an opportunity to participate in a planting day on Sunday 3 August.
David Blair
for Sue Murray
Executive Officer
Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust
389. from David Blair of Otago...
YEP Trust Work Days
Okia Reserve Planting Day (1)
Sunday 27 July 2003
Meet 10.15am Andy Bay Inlet car park Shore St Dunedin if you need directions. If you need transport please phone YEPT 03 479 0011.
You may meet at Okia Reserve 11am.
Planting site is 20 minutes walk from car park.
Bring a spade and warm clothes. Hot water will be provided.Families welcome.
No cancellations.
Planting Day (2)
Sunday 3 August. Venue yet to be decided. Contact Trust if you are interested. The office may be unmanned so please leave a message or send an email.Special guest Lady Beverley Reeves the Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust's Patron.
Starting time 11am.
yept@clear.net.nz or 03 479 0011
389. from Julia White of Wellington...
Wellington Botanical Society
Sunday 3 August: Field Trip, Karori Sanctuary
Botanise the valley floor and hillside forest with a range of interesting plant communities at Te Mahanga track and around the upper lake.
Meet 10 am Visitor Centre at south end of Waiapu Rd, Karori. Bring lunch. Ring Barbara Mitcalfe 475 7149 if you intend coming. Cost $6 for non-members of Sanctuary
http://wellingtonbotsoc.wellington.net.nz
more notices at http://www.bush.org.nz/notice/
4. RESOURCES
Taieri River Project
http://divcom.otago.ac.nz/sirc/taieri/
Tainui
http://www.tainui.co.nz
Tararu Valley Sanctuary and Conservation Trust
www.tararuvalley.org
Te Ngahere Ltd
www.te-ngahere.co.nz
The New Zealand Plant Protection Society
www.hortnet.co.nz/publications/nzpps/
The Papatowai Forest Heritage Trust
www.catlins-ecotours.co.nz/pfht.htm
Three Streams
www.threestreams.org.nz/
Trees for Canterbury
www.eco-wristrest.co.nz/tfc.html
Trees for Survival
www.treesforsurvival.org.nz/
More resources at http://www.bush.org.nz/resource/
7. NZERN News
10/07/2003
Restoration Directory
Final editing copies of most regional editions were posted out today to volunteer editors. They need to be returned by end of July with corrections.
The August 2003 regional editions go to the printer first week in August for mailing out (1800 copies).
10/07/2003
Website
A large number of groups have requested that NZERN act as an ISP and host their websites for them. If you are interested please send a short email message to office@bush.org.nz with the name of your group, your contact details, the existing website address (if you have one) and we will get back to you.
8. CONTACT
NZERN’s main on-line resource is at www.bush.org.nz. Please encourage people to use this and let us know how they would like to see it developed. People without easy access to a computer can still use this resource at most public libraries.
Useful Pages
* http://www.bush.org.nz/join/ – become a member or affiliate member of NZERN. Lets you subscribe to Kereru, add articles to the web site, etc.
* http://www.bush.org.nz/nzern/ – your NZERN Regional Rep. How to contact him or her.
* http://www.bush.org.nz/organisation/ – list of groups. Help with a restoration project in your area!
* http://www.bush.org.nz/site/ – list of restoration sites in New Zealand. Explains how to add sites to the list.
* http://www.bush.org.nz/planterguide/ – look up suitable plants for your area.
* http://www.bush.org.nz/plantgrow/ – Useful technical information for growing NZ native plants.
* http://www.bush.org.nz/forum/ – a place to share information, get help or help others.
* http://www.bush.org.nz/support/ – go here to learn how to use Pipi to get your message across.
Newsletter Inserts
Brochures etc. relevant to restoration can be distributed on behalf of other organisations as inserts in the quarterly print newsletter. See
http://www.bush.org.nz/telegraph/ for details.
Addresses
Postal: NZERN, PO Box 9000, Christchurch, New Zealand
Email: office@bush.org.nz
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Next Kereru, Monday, 14 July 2003
Regards
Mike Peters
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
A big thank you to Landcare Research for web site hosting: Landcare Research (www.Landcare.cri.nz);
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