By SKARA BOHNY A teenage environmentalist's question sowed the seed for an invention to take plastic out of tree planting projects. Seedlings planted in ecological recovery operations are protected by plant guards, plastic sleeves held in place with bamboo or metal stakes around the … [Read more...]
World Water Day – Fish Game
To celebrate World Water Day, March 23rd. Ali K and I set up the Fish Game close to the Brook Waimarama display and the NCC stand by the stream in Isle Park. This coincided with the Isle Park evening market. We enjoyed playing the game with several young families. While there,we met the Educators … [Read more...]
More protection needed for whitebait species – Conservation Authority – Radio NZ
Written by Maja Burry @majaburry Whitebaiters could face catch limits, tougher enforcement and fishing permits amid concern over the future of the native species. Regulations around whitebaiting have not changed since the mid-1990s, despite four out of the five whitebait species having … [Read more...]
Filthy water report: A starting point or an end game? – Radio NZ
Written by Dave Hansford @davehansford4 Another day; another freshwater report. By now, you could recite this stuff in your sleep: too many cows pissing too much nitrate, drought by irrigation. Greedy farmers, shrill environmentalists. Equivocal scientists, euphemistic politicians. All of them … [Read more...]