Liz June 23rd, 2020
Watercare is supporting Mt Albert Grammar School to assist with some tree planting on their farm park next Sunday the 28 June. The school is inviting members of the local community to join in on the planting day. We will provide volunteers with coffee, a BBQ and have information available about the Central Interceptor project.
If anyone is interested, could they please rsvp to asbmagsfarm@mags.school.nz for numbers and catering.
Liz November 14th, 2019
Ecological restoration work involves a lot of weeding. Hand weeding is how gems such as the Withiell Thomas rock forest fragment and the rock forest on Roy Clements Treeway have been helped back to being beautiful natural areas which are now seeding and growing in a ‘natural state’.
STEPS has had two regular weekly weeding sessions running for the past 2-3 years. One is at Roy Clements Treeway, Mt Albert on Wednesday afternoon. The other is in the rock forest lining the creek towards Point Chev where these cygnets were spotted last week.
We can always do with more helpers. Little experience is needed as training is provided and the work is not arduous. Each session lasts 1-2 hours. Please contact us via this site if you are interested in coming along once or more regularly.
Liz November 13th, 2019
STEPS was contacted regarding activities on Owairaka relating to tree removal. We have found that The Tree Council has outlined the planned work on the maunga and stated their support for it here. Like many other people we are always sad to see the loss of large trees, but we hope to join in some of the new planting activities in future.
