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May • OLGs Bushy Point, Otatara

Past events

Tuatapere Bioblitz 28 Feb 2024

28 February 2024

Link to the iNaturalist project page is on the poster. All welcome, regardless of knowledge of any species - this is a way to learn!

es_bioblitzpostera3.pdf (PDF, 2.63 MB)

Please register here More information will be emailed to you nearer the date. If you would like to help out in any way, please do contact Catriona Gower.

Mid Oreti Catchment Group – Grow Your Own Natives Seed Collection and Sowing Workshop

7 February 2024

b6abd0b4-cd68-d055-f185-162015fde049.jpgA great chance to learn about native plant id and seed collection, especially for riparian or wetland plantings. Join the Mid Oreti Catchment Group from 4pm (onwards) until 7pm at the AB Lime Office Carpark, 10 Bend Road, Winton. Come along at the time that suits you as there will be ongoing demonstrations on seed collection and sowing.

Help with Weeding at Bushy Point February 2024

7 – 28 February 2024

Otatara Landcare Group is organising tree releasing sessions at Bushy Point each Wednesday in February, starting 7 February, and possibly extending into March, from 6.30-7.30pm, weather permitting.

Meet at the Bryson Rd entrance to Bushy Point (or walk along to the lookout and you’ll find us).

Please bring: shoes or gumboots suitable for working in long grass and lupins; gardening gloves; clothing suitable for the expected weather conditions; a face mask if you are allergic to dust or grass seeds; safety (or other) glasses to protect eyes when weeding amid tall grass stalks; secateurs and/or a small pruning saw if possible for working in the lupins; optionally, a pair of sharp garden shears suitable for cutting grass.

Feel free to join the working bee at any stage, and only stay for as long as you can.

Please contact Douglas Black on 022 104 8661 for more information if required.

Before
After. The satisfaction of saving a plant's life! :)

Free screening of the documentary 'Rohe Kōreporepo – The Swamp the Sacred Place'

1 February 2024

To celebrate World Wetlands Day, Environment Southland is hosting a screening of ‘Rohe Kōreporepo – The Swamp the Sacred Place’. This is a documentary film showcasing various wetland restoration projects around Aotearoa. This film is suitable for all ages - families welcome! Follow this link to view a trailer of the film: https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/rohe-koreporepo-swamp-sacred-place-2021

Following the screening (70 mins) there will be time for questions and answers with some local wetland restoration experts. A cash-bar is available for refreshments.

Admission is free.

Where: Centre Stage, 33 Don Street, Invercargill 9810

When: Thursday 1st February, 2024. Doors open at 6pm, screening begins at 7pm.

Please register your attendance for this event using this link

Time to Celebrate!

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2005 - Spraying to reduce gorse and grass competition before planting begins. Note use of marker dye makes it easy to see where you've been.

Phillips St Reserve, Invercargill

2020 SERN spring field trip. Mark Oster, Environment Southland, talks about recent revegetation plantings. He expresses his concern about all the plastic ending up in the environment with tree surrounds.

O'Neill's Bush, Mataura Floodplain

An extensive trapline exists over the project area, using a variety of traps, including the DOC 200's seen here.

Hollyford Conservation Trust

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

Manuka Mire, Mokotua

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