All invited to the Roy Clements Treeway to pick up rubbish and see the wetlands, rock forest and wildlife.
Saturday update: We will go ahead – just prepare for the odd light shower.
When: 10 am – 12 noon Saturday 22 February Where: Kerr Taylor Reserve, 35 Fergusson Ave, Mt Albert. Meet on the bridge leading to the school. What to bring: Hat, water, sunscreen, walking shoes. Also plastic bags & gardening gloves if you have them. Cancellation will be posted here by 8am Saturday 22nd in case the weather is poor.
Due to the efforts of our member Daniel Currin, who is active in the lower creek, we now have a new logo to represent STEPS. A logo is not something we have previously had as an organisation, so we are most pleased! Thanks Daniel for making this happen.
So, here it is, the thriving harakeke plant (or flax as you may know it) communicates the core environmental protection purpose of the society, and is of course something we see a lot in wetland environments. The blue represents the water of the creek.
Expect this to appear on our communications channels soon!
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.
Black Swans – Waitītiko Meola 7 Nov 2019
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.
