NZERN Spring Field Day 2007

Southland Ecological Restoration Network

A Network of Southland Community Conservation Projects

8 November 2007

Bus Trip up the Lower Mataura Valley. The stops included O’Neills Bush, Titiroa; Wyndham Wildlife Refuge; Tuturau Memorial; Mataura River; Hokonui Runanga Marae & Wetland; Borthwick’s, Waitane.

O'Neills Bush, Titiroa. This small forest remnant on Environment Southland's lease land, has been restored as a community partnership project with local schools.

Environment Southland's Biosecurity Officer, Randall Milne explaining the ongoing weed control programme at O'Neills Bush.

Wyndham Wildlife Refuge. Wyndham Community Board member, Alan Leitch explaining the restoration process which will see the removal of willows and the return of natives.

Mataura River Mataitai. Hokonui Runanga member, Rodney Trainor explaining the research that's going on into the health of the Mataura River.

Signs just above the bridge in Mataura explain the mataitai and history of the Mataura Falls.

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The wetland area is protected by a QEII National Trust Open Space Covenant.

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NZERN Spring Field Day 2007

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