Dates: Saturday 28th June – Sunday 6th July 2025 Choose an hour on one day during the survey period and find the perfect bird counting spot. Use our tally sheet to count the number of birds you see or hear. Website: gardenbirdsurvey.nz
Category: Events
Stillwater Planting Day – Sunday 3rd August
Okura Walkway, Stillwater. Join the Friends of Okura Bush and your local community at our annual planting day at the beautiful Okura Walkway in Stillwater. This is a fantastic opportunity to participate and learn more about the value of environmental restoration.
Okura Planting Day – Sunday 10th August
Deborah Reserve, Okura. Join the Friends of Okura Bush and your local community at our annual planting day at the beautiful Deborah Reserve. This is a fantastic opportunity to participate and learn more about the value of environmental restoration.
AGM – Sunday 17 August
3.00pm at the Okura Hall, 81 Okura River Road, Okura. Guest Speaker: Ben Paris – the Bat Guru. Pekapeka, the only native land mammals in Aotearoa New Zealand, are largely unknown due to their small size, rarity, nocturnal habits, and elusive nature. However, awareness and interest in these unique bats is gradually increasing.
Dacre Book Launch Saturday 19th July
Dacre Cottage and the Weiti Block: their history and preservation – by Felicity Goodyear-Smith. 2.00pm at MERC, 1045 Beach Road, Long Bay. If possible, please RSVP to info@veritypress.com for catering purposes. $39 (makes a great gift). Available online at Canoeandkayak.
Read all about FOOB’s activities over the past year, and join us for a great line-up of events on 21 July 2024
Ahead of our AGM (Sunday, 21 July), we are pleased to share with you our AGM report for 2024. We hope you enjoy reading about our activities from the past year, including: – our community planting and weeding events – predator control initiatives (incorporating our traplines, and backyard trapping in Stillwater and Okura) – property pest plans – how our…
The Ruru Guru – Guest Speaker Rowan Nicholson & FOOB AGM – 21 July, 3pm
Friends of Okura Bush is excited to welcome Rowan Nicholson as a guest speaker on Sunday 21 July. Dubbed the ‘Ruru Guru’ by fellow bird enthusiasts, Rowan Nicholson has become renowned for his beautiful photography and ground-breaking footage of our native owl (the ruru). As wildlife photographer, gaming animator, storyteller and biodiversity advocate, Rowan’s story has something for everyone. Rowan…
Planting Days
Come along for a fun day and make a difference. Sunday 7th July – meet at 1A Duck Creek Rd, Stillwater. Sunday 14th July – Deborah Reserve, Okura. A4 Planting Days – FOOB
Ngā Kōrero: Public discussion on the incoming Weed Tsunami – Sunday 20th August 2023 4pm
When: 4 pm Sunday 20 August 2023 (AGM from 3 pm) Where: Okura Hall, 81 Okura River Road, Okura Guest speaker: Geoff Reid, environmental change agent, restoration consultant Topic Facing the Tsunami – Environmental Weeds Our Biggest Threat Come and hear about our biggest threat and the solutions. Geoff is well known as a force for environmental change, with a focus on…
Okura Forest Festival 18th Feb 23
We’re really excited for this years line up of bands, speakers, workshops, delicious food & stalls. We’re on the countdown. It’s going to be a blast. Hope you can make it. Buy your tickets here. Click here to volunteer.
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