Kohuroa SHMAK Training

Mountains to Sea Conservation Trust, in collaboration with Te Kohuroa Rewilding Initiative, are running a FREE, 2-Day Stream Health Assessment and Monitoring Kit (SHMAK) training on November 25th and December 2nd.

We're inviting local individuals and groups in the Leigh to Whangateau area to join us to learn more about water quality and stream biodiversity indicators, via our 2-Day SHMAK training.This will be an engaging, hands-on training session which individuals and groups can use to understand the current and ongoing ecological health of their local streams. Follow up support will be kindly offered in the local catchment by the Mountains to Sea Conservation Trust Wai Connection team. We thank the Ministry for the Environment for funding this event.

Registrations essential for all participants, if you are a Leigh local and would like to register for this training please email [email protected] to gain access.

When:

Monday 25th November

9 - 11am: Karakia, H&S briefing, whakawhanaungatanga, introductory presentation (Leigh Hall)

11 - 12pm: Travel to Kohuroa Awa, gather and plate e.coli samples for incubation

12 - 12.45pm: Wā kai

12.45 - 2.45pm: Interactive intro to SHMAK, including brief demonstration and practical workshop covering the water quality, stream life and stream habitat monitoring indicators.

2.45 - 3pm: Karakia whakamutunga

Monday 2nd December

9 - 9.15am: Karakia, H&S briefing (Kohuroa Awa)

9.15 - 10.15am: Check fish traps. Identify + measure.

10.15 - 11.45am: Water quality monitoring indicators - participants use the kit, pair up and train each other to reinforce learnings.

11.45 - 12.45pm: e.coli count

12.45 - 1.30pm: Wā kai

1.30 - 3pm: Stream life + habitat monitoring indicators - participants use the kit, pair up and train each other to reinforce learnings.

3 - 3.15pm: Recording data. NZWCS, NZFFD

3.15 - 3.30pm: Summary. Next steps. Karakia whakamutunga

Where:

Day 1: Leigh Hall and Matheson Bay Reserve

Day 2: Matheson Bay Reserve

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