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A big thank you to Coast lands nursery, Lois Carter and Pippa Strong for all the wonderful native trees that we are planting at the Ecological Community centre.
These volunteers have been removing our electric traps so they can be upgraded to a new design. Many thanks to Peter, Graham, Hayden and Sarah, Brian and Matt. Hope to see you all again at our Spring Baiting Day on the 8th September!
Had a fantastic day with room 3 from Matata Public school last week. We started at the Karaponga reserve walked to the falls, then headed to the centre to do some native tree orienteering, tree planting and trap and pest control. Great group of students of keen students.
Big day at the centre tomorrow. Dave and I are going to start making the picnic table out of the beautiful Redwood slab donated by Bill Clark. If anyone is in the area call in to have a look.
I have more photos from the Year 13 Outdoor Education class from Trident. Lake Rotoma was at it's best on the day of the race. The students had to make a small raft as part of a challenge. The race took in the top of the Manawahe Hills through to the backside of Lake Rotoma.
Whakatane High school Year 9's braved the cold temperatures and ice last week to do a programme that looked at sustainability. They added to the food forest, planted native trees in land next to the centre learn't about the pests in the Manawahe area as well as doing an amazing job blackberry busting in the road side garden. A great group of students to have visit the centre.
We have just had two awesome groups come up to the centre for completely different programmees. Year 13 Outdoor Education from Trident came to challenge themselves in a 4hr multisport adventure race, which was part of an NCEA assessment. It was a stunningly beautiful day with the race taking in Lake Rotoma as well as the top of the Manawahe Hills.
Yesterday Whakatane Intermediate braved the cold to search for Kokako as well as learn about trapping and pests. They were also the first group to plant natives in the field next to the centre.
It has been great having some keen students from the Trident High School Great Barrier island class at Manawahe. They have been blackberry busting out the front of the school and the food forest in the garden is looking fantastic. Sunrise from the cell tower looking out over the Eastern Bay of Plenty was amazing.