WET weekly blog (news and views from the WET team) – live on April 30th
WET is offering two summer scholarships, in conjunction with The Waterways Centre for Freshwater Research and the Faculty of Environment, Society and Design at Lincoln University. Thanks to ECan for supporting these projects with funding. The projects are: 1. Describing and, where possible, quantifying the costs and benefits of riparian planting with particular reference to [...]
WET's AGM for 2012 will be held on Monday September 24th at Lincoln Events Centre, Meijer Drive, Lincoln At 6.30pm (before the AGM) we will have a presentation from Ken Hughey, Lincoln University Professor and WET Trustee - What Role do Postage Stamp Restoration Efforts Have in the Future of Te Waihora/Lake Ellesmere? Ken, who [...]
WET is one of the groups taking part in a 'Celebration of Rivers' at Willowbank Wildlife reserve on Saturday September 15th. Everyone is welcome to head along to Willowbank - this will be a great chance to find out about conservation projects in and around Christchurch, and increase understanding of the river environments in our [...]
The September 4th, 2012 episode of TV One's Coastwatch featured Fisheries Officers investigating illegal flounder fishing on Te Waihora/Lake Ellesmere. The programme can be seen at TVNZ OnDemand.
Lakeside Domain Restoration Community Planting Day Sunday 23rd September 10am start start - - 2pm The planting day has been organised by "Te Waihora Warriers", an environment group of Ellesmere College students, with help from the Lakeside Reserve Committee, Selwyn District Council and funded by Kids Restore New Zealand. The Sustainable Drain Management project is [...]
Environment Canterbury has publicly notified their proposed Land and Water Regional Plan (LWRP) and is receiving submissions until 5pm on October 5th. The LWRP is a new planning framework for Canterbury, replacing most of the Natural Resources Regional Plan. Details of the new plan are available from the ECan website. At the same time a [...]
The lake is now OPEN to the sea. The large sea swells have now eased and the lake was opened this morning, having reached a height of 1.53m. The forecast is good and ECan are continung to monitor the situaton. The level at which an opening can be considered at this time of year is [...]
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.
Lake is currently:CLOSED to the sea Latest lake level reading:0.83m msl recorded on July 17, 2023 READ MORE >>
