Your chance to get out and make a difference! There are some planting events coming up and we're looking for volunteers. On Friday September 7th the 2012 Green Footprint planting is happening at Coes Ford Reserve. Green Footprint is a partnership between Selwyn District Council, the YHA and WET and planting has taken place every [...]

Tai Tapu garden club are hosting an evening with Ruud Kleinpaste, the "bug man", on Thursday August 23rd.  The title is "The value of biodiversity and learning from nature in the garden". Some of the proceeds will go to support Bank Peninsula Conservation Trust. More information and tickets are available from: Marjorie 329 6268 Nicole [...]

The featured exhibition at Down by the Liffey Gallery (Lincoln's Community Art Gallery) for August/September is "The Lake". This exhibition of paintings, ceramics, weavings & mixed media is shared by artists inspired by Te Waihora/Lake Ellesmere. The exhibition is open to the public from August 15th - click here for more details.

Ken Hughey, WET Trustee and Professor of Environmental management at Lincoln University, will speak on the topic: What Role do Postage Stamp Restoration Efforts Have in the Future of Te Waihora/Lake Ellesmere? Monday September 24th, 6.30pm at Lincoln Events Centre. Ken, who was keynote speaker at the National Wetland Symposium earlier this year, has had [...]

The Right Honourable Helen Clark will present a 'State of the Environment' Address with a global perspective on Monday August 20th at Lincoln University.  Further details can be found here. As the current Adminstrator for the United Nations Development programme, Helen Clark is speaking on the subject of 'What does the ourcome of Rio+20 mean [...]

Southern Woods Nursery are offering a free workshop, with a great range of speakers, on Saturday August 11th, 2012. See their flyer for more information.

Dr Mike Joy, Massey University, will speak at an EcoPathways seminar at Lincoln University Thursday 19 July3:30pm, in S2 (Stewart 2) All welcome. In this talk Mike will give the facts on New Zealand’s stark environmental and biodiversity reality - the facts that are hidden from most New Zealanders.  He will discuss the reasons for [...]

The next WET Trust Meeting will be on Monday July 23rd at 6.30pm, and will be in the Habgood Room at Lincoln Events Centre. Robin Smith from the Department of Conservation will telling us about DOC activities and the Public Conservation Land around Te waihoar/Lake Ellesmere. All welcome.

Enrolments are now open for a short series of evening lectures in August/September on Te Waihora/Lake Ellesmere, offered as part of the University of Canterbury's Community Education Programme. It is a joint initiative of the Waterways Centre for Freshwater Management (UC & LU), Ngai Tahu, and WET. Topics will include the history, the current state, [...]

If you'd like to find out more about Weedbusters in Canterbury, there's an education and information sharing day coming up in Little River on Sunday July 1st. RSVP by 19 June to: Gemma Livingstone Environment Canterbury gemma.livingstone@ecan.govt.nz 027 487 5472