Sunday, 25 February 2018 09:23
Volunteers by the score
A great number of volunteers were involved in native plantings at Tawharanui Open Sanctuary this last winter season.
Working on quite a steep slope, there were around 92 volunteers with 4000 plants to go in. It took just under three and a half hours to complete.
Afterwards the traditional bbq lunch that follows is really worth waiting for!
In the photos the wider view shows earlier plantings on the right, from the past two years.
The plantings in the brown (hopefully dead) Kikuyu grass on the left have all been done in the four planting days this last season.
All up it adds up to 20,000 plants for the year.
Working on quite a steep slope, there were around 92 volunteers with 4000 plants to go in. It took just under three and a half hours to complete.
Afterwards the traditional bbq lunch that follows is really worth waiting for!
In the photos the wider view shows earlier plantings on the right, from the past two years.
The plantings in the brown (hopefully dead) Kikuyu grass on the left have all been done in the four planting days this last season.
All up it adds up to 20,000 plants for the year.
At Tawharanui the policy is to plant out the steep sidings so there are plenty more still to be done!
All seed is sourced from the local bush there and propagated in the Tawharanui Nursery where each week volunteers attend to the seedlings. They do a grand job and really enjoy their potting days - especially the morning teas!
Patte Williams.
Infill planting
Our planting photos often do not have much green in them because we are planting where there has been Kikuyu and it has to be sprayed out first. Infill planting in a wetland that has more colour.
Alison Stanes.
All seed is sourced from the local bush there and propagated in the Tawharanui Nursery where each week volunteers attend to the seedlings. They do a grand job and really enjoy their potting days - especially the morning teas!
Patte Williams.
Infill planting
Our planting photos often do not have much green in them because we are planting where there has been Kikuyu and it has to be sprayed out first. Infill planting in a wetland that has more colour.
Alison Stanes.
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