Over 80 volunteers gathered at Coes Ford on September 12 to plant natives and celebrate the 1oth planting to be carried out as part of this project. This project is a great collaboration between WET, SDC, YHA, the Coes and Chamberlains Ford Reserve Management Committee and, in the last couple of years, Enviroschools. Students from [...]
Over the last couple of years the local community have transformed a part of Rhodes Reserve by the Halswell River in Tai Tapu. Known locally as Tai Tapu Bush, WET helped out with the initial planting plans for the site and with organising some of the early volunteer plantings. Many others have also pitched in, [...]
Come along to our AGM on Monday September 22, 6.30pm at Lincoln Event Centre - all welcome! A short AGM will be followed by a talk from our guest speaker, Dr Andrew West, Vice-Chancellor Lincoln University. The Presentation will be: The NZ Century: Global challenges, global opportunities The development of a 'Global Hub' in Lincoln [...]
September 12, 2014 will see the 10th annual planting undertaken as part of the Green Footprint project - a partnership between WET, YHA, SDC, the Coes and Chamberlains Ford Reserve Management Committee and Enviroschools. This year's planting will be at Coes Ford - come along at 10am and lend a hand with the planting. We'll [...]
Registrations are now open for this year's Plantout - a fun day out helping restore our native habitats Join TAK for the 2014 Canterbury Plantout, a fun day outdoors with the opportunity to see new places and meet new people. All meals, activities and transport will be provided. Help make a difference by putting over [...]
At our recent Trust meeting, the Trustees approved an update to our Action Plan which covers what WET is planning for 2014 - 15. You can read the update here. The Action Plan is a way to articulate to others how we see our role, what WET actually does, and how we see those activities [...]
Te Ara Kakariki are extending their successful spring plantouts with a one day autumn event in the lower catchment, to be held on Sunday May 18. The day begins at 10am at Chamberlains Ford and will then move on to planting sites in the Silverstream catchment. All tools will be provided, along with hot drinks. [...]
Are you interested in planting natives successfully? Why not join Te Ara Kakariki on Saturday May 10th at Coes Ford. A number of experts will be available and they will cover each step of effective restoration.in the event of bad weather the event will relocate to Springston South Soldiers Memorial Hall. Details and a map [...]
WET has released our second informative short video with information to assist anyone thinking of undertaking the planting of native plants. In the video we cover site preparation, planting the plants and installing plant protection, and the maintenance needed in the first few years after planting. Click here to view the video. For for further, [...]
On Saturday 22 February, on one of the hottest days of the summer, over 40 people from a range of organisations undertook the counting of all the wetland birds on Te Waihora/Lake Ellesmere. See some photos from the day on our Facebook page. Thanks to all who helped from OSNZ, DOC, CCC, ECan, [...]
Lake is currently:CLOSED to the sea Latest lake level reading:0.83m msl recorded on July 17, 2023 READ MORE >>
