Community planting days at Selwyn River/Waikirikiri sites
Planting day details Friday 1 October – Chamberlains Ford Sunday 3 October – Coes Ford Both days start at 10am and will finish with a free BBQ sausage sizzle lunch. What to bring: a planting [...]
The Lake & The Land Tour & Celebration!
On Sunday September 19th, 2010 around 65 people took up the opportunity to celebrate Te Waihora Lake Ellesmere, joining the bus tour hosted by Waihora Ellesmere Trust and Environment Canterbury. The fabulous spring weather and [...]
The Lake and the Land Tour is going ahead on September 19th, 2010
We are pleased to announce that the Lake and the Land Tour and celebration will be going ahead as planned on Sunday September 19th. This is an opportunity to do something relatively 'normal' and to [...]
Ellesmere A&P Show, October 16th 2010
WET will be at Ellesmere A&P Show in Leeston on Saturday Octpber 16th, 2010. Come along and see us and find out more about what we do, how you can get involved or, if you [...]
Restoration Planting
As part of a series of grants from the Sustainable Farming Fund and the Sustainable Management Fund, WET has developed a series of riparian restoration priorities for the next three years. If you live in one of the following catchments and are interested in free advice, free preparation, and free planting of appropriate native species, then we would like to hear from you. A series of workshops and material will be available to further promote opportunities between now and July 2010.
Publications
Te Waihora/Lake Ellesmere State of the Lake Edited by K. Hughey and K. Taylor, published 2009. This publication, produced with assistance from the Biodiversity Advice Fund, Environment Canterbury, Department of Conservation, Fish & Game NZ, [...]