Te Wai Ōrea needs your aroha!

Western Springs Lakeside Park has seen troubled times. Removing the pines divided the community, but everyone wants fewer pests and more native birds.

Urban Ark - Manawa Taiao is hosting this event with the intention of creating a community groups focused on giving the park some extra aroha. There will be a chance to meet others keen on helping enhance the native biodiversity of Te Wai Ōrea, plenty of time for discussion kicked off by a series of short talks. We envisage the group being involved with some or all of the following, but we’re open to suggestions of how else the community can be involved:

• Native Planting
• Weeding
• Predator control
• Pest monitoring
• biodiversity monitoring

Speakers

Alex Bonham – Waitematā Local Board

Siân Buley – Auckland Zoo Pest Management Coordinator & Urban Ark trustee

Ben Goodwin – Biodiversity guru and zookeeper

Julie Robson – Community Ranger

Gowan Robertson – Forest & Bird Bullock Track Bush

Chris Judd – Te Wai Ōrea Education pilot

Details

When: Monday 31 July, 7–8.30pm

Where: Grasslands Room, Auckland Zoo

Meet: by the main entrance. Please be on time as everyone will need to be escorted into the Zoo

Group: Urban Ark – Manawa Taiao