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Sunday, 5 May 2024 10am till 12 noon Meet at the Charlesworth Reserve carpark  (off Charlesworth Street) Woolston Bring gloves and a spade if you have them but we will have spares available.

AGM -  MtPleasant Community Centre - 3 McCormacks Bay Road - MtPleasant 7.30 pm till 8.30pm Doors open at 7.15 for refreshments and mingling. Topics discussed ; Reports from Environment Canterbury and the Trust on Water Quality changes over the years plus the results from a recent Scholarship research on saltmarsh plants. All welcome, no […]

20 ha of restoration from farm paddock to ecological functional coastal wetland. Since 2005 some 140.000 native plants have been placed by volunteers and supervised by a CCC park ranger. This many plants needs continued weeding, pruning, mulching and always more plants to add. Volunteers meet EVEY SUNDAY AFTERNOON between 3 and 5pm.  Extra pairs […]

Volunteers  will do tasks like  planting, weeding, pruning, mulching tasks to enhance this estuarine edge. Tools, gloves  and hot drink provided. Saturday, 15 November   we meet at the Jetty carpark. Estuary end of Beatty Street. Pass the playground and drive to the edge of the estuary. No need to book. All welcome.

Can you spare a few hours to assist a group of  local residents to restore and enhance this stunning little Bay. Tools and hot drink provided No need to book.  Look out for cars  parked along McCormack's Bay Road as that is where we will planting, weeding, mulching or pruning.