Forum Newsletter Reminder and Rat-trap Boxes & Cage Available for Community Groups (pick up asap!)

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Waikato Biodiversity Forum Newsletter Item Request

Please email in your items for the winter edition of the Biodiversity Forum newsletter by June 18th. Newsletter items can be anywhere between 150 and 450 words, with a photo, preferably hi resolution.

 

Rat-trap boxes and Cage Traps available for community Groups

DOC Hamilton have come into possession of 110 wooden rat-trap boxes constructed from recycled pellets as well as 30 cage traps. Please contact the forum if you would like to pick up any of these from DOC Rostrevor st for your predator free group. Priority will be given to those who can take larger quantities and who can pick them up ASAP to make distribution easier!

 


Biodiversity Forum Newsletter Item Request + Arbor Day + Funding Workshops and Lee Reynolds Fund Open

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Biodiversity Forum Newsletter Item Request

Yes, it's time again for our quarterly forum newsletter! Please send in your newsletter items by the 18th of June for the Winter 2019 edition.

Click here to view previous issues. 

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Funding Workshops

Come to free workshops by local community funders. Topics include: funding tips, planning and preparation, what makes a successful application, budgeting, accountability, and alternative income sources.
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Len Reynolds Trust - Environment Funding Round Now Open
Closes 21 June 2019
This fund aims:
+ To increase water quality of our rivers;
+ To establish or maintain community gardens;
+ To restore the natural environment;
+ To preserve/increase native plants;
+ To reduce waste from landfill;
+ To increase the opportunities for people to enjoy the natural environment while protecting the natural environment at the same time

Read more


Environmental Initiatives Fund Now Open + NMIT Predator & Weed Control Courses

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Waikato Regional Council’s Environmental Initiatives Fund is now open for applications

The 2019 funding round opened on 13 May. The EIF is for community-based projects which directly benefit the environment or provide environmental education. The maximum grant is $40,000.

For more information on eligibility and funding criteria please see the WRC website 

Applications are to be made online through the website link to SmartyGrants. Applicants are encouraged to preview the application form and discuss their projects with council staff before submitting an application.

Applications close at 5pm on Friday 14 June 2019. Applicants will be notified of the outcome in mid-August 2019.

If you have any questions about the fund please contact Judy van Rossem on 07 859 0893 or email eif@waikatoregion.govt.nz

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NMIT Predator & Weed Control Courses Available in Waikato

(please follow links fo more info)

Introduction to Predator Trapping Methods LEVEL 3

1 November 2019

Workshop 5-6 November (Hamilton)

 

Advanced Animal Pest Control Methods LEVEL 4

22 July 2019

Workshop 29 July - 2 Aug, Thames

 

Weed Management (Principles and Best Practice) LEVEL 4

16 September 2019

Workshop 24-26 Sept, Thames

 

 

 


Kiwibank Predator Free Communities funding round is now open! 1st - 18th May 2019

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The next Kiwibank Predator Free Communities funding round is now open! 
Submissions are open from Wednesday 1st May 2019 until Saturday 18th May 2019 and the application form can be found by clicking here on the Predator Free NZ website.
Please encourage your groups to read the FAQ's to ensure they meet the criteria of this programme. 
Predator free NZ expects to announce the successful communities on our website and Facebook in early in June 2019

 

 


Hamilton Urban Restoration Workshop, May 24th & Update on Waiwhakareke Natural Heritage Park

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Kia ora e te forum,

The Waikato Biodiversity Forum and People, Cites, Nature are very pleased to invite you to our upcoming Hamilton Urban Restoration Workshop, on the 24th of May!

Please register to peoplecitiesnature@gmail.com with your name, organisation & dietary requirements by the May 3rd.

The event starts at The Long RoomWintec City Campus at 8:30am.

After lunch, we will move to Waiwhakarke Natural Heritage Park for field workshops.

A detailed programme will be sent to those registered closer to the event date.

Feel free to pass on the attached flyer to your networks!

Hamilton Urban Restoration Workshop (1).pdf
 

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Update on Waiwhakareke Natural Heritage Park

Reconstruction of the five ecosystems integral to the Waikato landscape is well underway. About 33% of the 60 hectares has now been planted…. an ongoing process since 2004. 

However, at this time the Park is closed to the public. Hamilton City Council has allocated $760,000.00 to be spent in this financial year, 2019. This money will be used to facilitate the works needed to have the Park ready for public use later in the year. Works include a loop track, 2 viewing platforms over the peat lake, toilet facilities and interpretive signage.

 Meantime mark Friday, 31st May in your diary as that is the date for the Arbor Day planting at the Park this year. We hope to see as many neighbours as possible join in the event with the hundreds of school children and others already booked in. For anyone who has been to these events, it is a magical sight to see so many young people involved in preparing such a wonderful asset for generations to come.

Even though the Park is officially closed to the public, releasing and planting will continue. So we would like to see as many people as possible join us on the last Saturday of every month.  We meet at Brymer Road car park opposite the Hamilton Zoo at 9am and finish planting by 12 noon. Please be there with your morning tea, gumboots and a spade. For further information go to https://www.facebook.com/waiwhakarekenaturalheritagepark/ 

Catherine Smith, for Tui 2000 Inc.

Arbor day 2018


Waikato Biodiversity Forum Newsletter Autumn 2019 Issue 61

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Enjoy the latest newsletter :) Nga mihi nui to the contributors!

waikato biodiversity forum newsletter Autumn 2018 number 61.pdf


Indigenous Lizards Workshop @ Maungatautari Mountain Sanctuary, April 16th

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Please follow this link to register for our up-coming (Tues April 16th) Indigenous Lizard Workshop, co-hosted and held at the beautiful Maungatautari Mountain Sanctuary. This will be a child, adult and in-between friendly event. See the link for more details!

 

 


Small Scale Community Initiatives Fund Opens March 11 - Closes March 29.

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The Small Scale Community Initiatives Fund (SSCIF) supports volunteer community groups and individual landowners undertaking ecological restoration through animal and plant pest control. 

Open/close dates

Applications open: 11 March 2019, 9:00 am
Applications close: 29 March 2019, 5:00 pm

Note the March 2019 round is a special round open to community groups only. Individual landowners can apply in the July 2019 funding round.

» » » (external link)APPLY NOW(external link)

How much is available?

$150,000 per year. The SSCIF is funded through the uniform annual general charge rate.

How much can you apply for?

Up to $5,000.

 

Follow this link for more information.



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