Tree Rescue Restoration across Wellington

Name: Tree Rescue Restoration across Wellington
Start: 2024-11-05T09:30:00+13:00
End: 2024-11-05T14:00:00+13:00
Location: Churton Park

Schedule

Tue Nov 05 2024 at 09:30 am to 02:00 pm

UTC+13:00

Location

Churton Park | Wellington, WG

Our region is lucky enough to still have areas of lush native forests and other ecosystems, teeming with native and rare wildlife. They need our protection! Help us protect our growing native trees that are destined for a greener future, by hand releasing newly planted natives from a variety of weeds that grow rapidly but if left alone, will smother and K*ll our young these taonga / treasure.
*Multiple dates to chose from - covering different reserves/and parks across Churton Park and Tawa.
Visit this link here to sign up and book on our volunteer portal: https://volunteerportal.conservationvolunteers.co.nz/s/make-booking?id=a1JJ4000000Imw3MAC
*CVNZ provides all of the tools and equipment required and you are led by an experienced team leader. We will also provide snacks and tea, coffee and milo for morning tea.
*Please bring a packed lunch, full water bottle and wear sturdy covered footwear and long sleeved clothing to protect from cuts and scratches and insect bites/stings.
*Volunteers are welcome to meet our team onsite, or get a ride in our CVNZ van.
*WE CAN TRANSPORT UPTO 9 PEOPLE* Please contact our office to check our availability as we have limited seats:
Email: [email protected]
More details are shared after making a booking.
Caring for these juvenile natives is a big job and we couldn't do it without your help!
Our volunteer events contribute to a chain of native habitat restoration projects along the outer green belt of Te Whanganui a Tara Wellington and is funded by Wellington City Council.
The aim of these restoration projects is to link the established forests in the south west of Wellington, with the large strip of forest between Tawa and Porirua. Forest connectivity is important to the long term health of our native fauna populations, as well as maintaining healthy gene pools for plants. Kākā for example are reluctant to travel over long stretches that are free of forest cover, and their populations have not spread north of Mt Kaukau.
The western hills around Churton Park and Woodridge make up the largest gap in the outer green belt forest. CVNZ is tasked with caring for the youngest forests until they reach year 5 and are much more self sustaining. These planting sites will one day make up a highway for native birds, insects and lizards to travel up and down the region, while also continuing the skyline walkway further north.