Wishing all our volunteers and supporters a Merry Christmas, a wonderful summer and a very special 2021.A HUGE thank you to all of you who contribute in your own way.You make the difference. These local baby rurus in their ponga nest have just fledged.
Category: General
Animal Pest Control Quarterly Report Q3 2020
General We have shifted the Northern Walkway Line to the Council boundary and about to start adding another line in the bush there. Next in line is extending Stillwater Boundary and a line along Okura Esplanade Reserve, and getting some DOC250s out to get those ferrets people are spotting intermittently! Okura Bush/ Kauri Dieback Disease It is with great sadness…
Animal Pest Control Quarterly Report – September 2020
GENERAL NEWS: We have welcomed two new people to the trapping team since last report: Danny and Barry are local Weiti Residents and took the initiative to start trapping in their residential area. FoOB has helped to supply them with traps and is in the process of getting them up and running on CatchIT. Other activities: We have added 2…
Seabird breeding Season – October to March
The seaward chenier at Stillwater is the breeding site of three, nationally vulnerable, birds – New Zealand Dotterel, variable oystercatcher and brown teal. All three are endemic to New Zealand and are found nowhere else, and all three nest on the ground. Nesting is about to start (generally by the end of October/start of November) and both nests and young…
2020 Annual General Meeting Sunday 18th October
Now that Covid restrictions have been much reduced, Friends of Okura Bush can once again warmly welcome you to their Annual General Meeting. A short meeting reporting back on activities and achievements over the past year will be followed by an address by eminent ecologist, Dr Jacqueline Beggs.
AGM Deferred due to Level 3 Lockdown.
Stay well and safe in these surreal times.
AGM 16th AUG 2020 @3pm
Friends of Okura Bush Incorporated Society invite our fellow conservationists to join us in the Okura Hall, Okura River Road, as we share a brief summary of what we have been up to over the last year. This will be followed by our guest speaker, Jaqueline Beggs. We look forward to catching up with you over a cup of tea…
FOOB Planting Day 9th August 2020
Come and help us make a difference. Join in our planting day on Sunday 9th August from 10am till 12pm. Refreshments will be served.
Wilderness Connecton Day 21st March 2020
Guided ecology walks, forest restoration, kai & live music! Come along and learn about how we can protect our last remaining wild places. This is a day to gain a deeper understanding of our natural world and the steps we can take to restore and protect it. However, the information provided is not specific to the local area, so all…
Okura Forest Festival 2020 Workshop Times
Our beautiful World needs your help! Okura Forest Festival 2020’s astonishing workshops will inspire you to make our planet a better place! Here’s the full lineup Get your ticket now to attend one of the incredible workshops that are on offer at OFF2020. The “bio’s” of the speakers follow on from the poster. Dr Mike Joy – The future of…