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Want to hear more about the work that we do?! Come along to our AGM August and meet our team 🙂
Thanks to the Project Crimson Trust we have been working with local schools to replant the land next to the Manawahe Education Centre with native trees. It will be so exciting to see this space transform over the coming years!
Did you know that possums are greedy animals and will actually defend or guard bait stations?! A possum and can eat up to 600g of pindone before succumbing to the toxin. If you have lots of possums it is very hard to control rats with Pindone as the possums will keep guzzling the toxin preventing other pests accessing the toxin. Targeting the possums first with Feratox, like we have done in this photos, will help to prevent this happening.
What a busy year 2021 has been for us so far, with over 1500 students, parents and teachers taking part in our education programme and keeping our Education Coordinator, Helen Dobbin, flat out! We are sad to say that Helen is leaving MET to work at Whakatane Intermediate School and we will miss her enthusiasm for teaching and passion for conservation. Thanks Helen for all your hard mahi over the years!
It has been so great to work with all the classes from Whakatane Intermediate School in conjunction with HALO Whakatane to set up this trapping line around Awatapu Lagoon, check out the map to see how many traps these students built!
We are so excited to be given a grant from Trust Horizon to help keep our Education Centre warm and cosy through the Winter months! This will make a huge difference to the students visiting our classroom, such as these awesome kids from Otakiri School
If you recently signed up as a volunteer on our website www.manawaheecotrust.org.nz we probably didn't get your details as our form was broken. Its now up and running again and we would love to hear from you as are always in search of volunteers!
Manawahe Eco Trust – Protection, Education and Recreation
www.manawaheecotrust.org.nz
> Managing and Enhancing the Biodiversity of the Manawahe Ecological Corridor. > The only forested ecological corridor that exists between the Rotorua lakes and the sea. > The important landscape features are recognised as a regional ecological asset.
Here are the Forest and Bird Rotorua events in August 2021!![]()
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Tuesday 3rd August 7.30 Netherlands Society Hall, Neil Hunt Park.![]()
“Wellington Predator Free? How does a City do it?”![]()
A presentation by Kelvin Hastie on Wellington’s efforts to end cyclical pest control and eradicate![]()
predators from the city. He will describe progress to date, partnerships with local government and![]()
NGOs and goals for the future. “If we all work together, anything can happen”![]()
All welcome, refreshments, Koha. Please note this event is on a Tuesday![]()
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Tuesday 24th August- RLC Council Chambers, Fenton St 5.30 for 6.00![]()
Green Drinks and Forest & Bird are hosting![]()
“Improving Coordination of Environmental Projects in the Rotorua Lakes area”![]()
A Proposal to establish a permanent base for Envirohub BOP in Rotorua![]()
A presentation by Envirohub Bay of Plenty staff about their work and current initiatives. (Envirohub BOP is![]()
one of 17 Centres around NZ aimed at helping local communities with environmental Issues.) To![]()
date their main presence in Rotorua has been the “Sustainable Backyards programme each![]()
March. www.envirohub.org.nz There will also be a presentation by the new, Tauranga based,![]()
BOP Coordinator for Predator Free. This meeting will help gauge support for the establishment of![]()
a base for Envirohub, with a permanent staff member, in Rotorua.
Hi, I was recommended to your page. Do you do tree planting etc sometimes? How close do you hold activities near Whakatane town?
Kia ora whanau ![]()
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MET is in need of a freezer very shortly. Is there any one with a freezer they could donate or loan or sell cheaply?![]()
Thanks Fran
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