Jeremy and Anne have been making tracks in lockdown. First effort - a 800 metre track up the Waikereru Stream. Absolutely beautiful, with clouds of pīwaiwaka overhead, and kereru, bellbirds, tui and the odd curious tomtit.
Also a stray German tourist, who appeared unexpectedly on the track in jandals and lycra cycle gear. They had to ask him (nicely) to leave - ‘Auf wiedersehn!’
Who knew that healthy streams could mess up your water supply?
It was great to welcome the national Environment Committee for the Forest Owners’ Association, and the Eastland Woodland Council to Waikereru recently to tal...
Nice story about the seed island project in the Gisborne Herald. Great to have so much local support for this experiment.
This video shows how important it is to have some woody debris in streams and rivers - just not the huge rafts we’ve been getting from forestry operations up...
