Enviroday
Owhiro Stream runs along the east side of Wren's school and is the only 'daylighted' stream (not in a pipe underground) on the south coast. It flows under the 1970s era garbage dump, is flooded with trash after every rain, and is overgrown with blackberry 6 feet high. But it also has fish that lay eggs in the sedges and 80 year old eels that call it home.
Two moms at Wren's school, Jess and Jude, asked me to help with Enviroday in which each class (and the preschool) would help plant sedges and other native plants along the oxbow by the creek. The two of them have singlehandedly done most of the restoration along the stream to date. Jess heard I've been setting up the monitoring program for the Tawatawa reserve so asked if I would help her do the same for the restoration they are doing on the stream.
The stream and restoration by the kids in progress
Bryan the ranger for the south coast gave the intro to planting. Wren and her class looking on.
Wren and her Year 4 buddy after planting their sedge
A native earthworm Jess dug up. Ginormous!
We lucked out with a sunny, warm day after a week of rains. Was fun to get back into the dirt!
Two moms at Wren's school, Jess and Jude, asked me to help with Enviroday in which each class (and the preschool) would help plant sedges and other native plants along the oxbow by the creek. The two of them have singlehandedly done most of the restoration along the stream to date. Jess heard I've been setting up the monitoring program for the Tawatawa reserve so asked if I would help her do the same for the restoration they are doing on the stream.
The stream and restoration by the kids in progress
Bryan the ranger for the south coast gave the intro to planting. Wren and her class looking on.
Wren and her Year 4 buddy after planting their sedge
A native earthworm Jess dug up. Ginormous!
We lucked out with a sunny, warm day after a week of rains. Was fun to get back into the dirt!
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