Volunteering at Pohatu
Conservation action days.
Every now and then we need a bit of help around our forest reserves and Penguin colony.
Volunteers Planting Natives in Mable hope reserve in Pohatu.
We organize conservation action days when the need fits.
Here's is a list of jobs we do in Pohatu that we always love a bit of help with.
- Weed control in the reserves - cutting out Gorse or chopping out Thistles around the penguin nesting areas (to avoid using chemical sprays.)
- Track building and maintenance in the reserves and around the penguin colony and traplines around Pohatu.
- Nest Box building, Korora (littlePenguin), Ruru ( Owl ) and rifleman
- Planting native trees, watering the young hard to reach trees.
- Fencing reserves
- Biodiversity Surveys and monitoring.
- Farm clean ups due to natural disasters e.g. Flooding events. Digging out slip sites, rebuilding, Rubbish clean up.
Ave placing a nesting box and team of awesome volunteers helping with the penguin survey
So, if you're interested in Giving us a hand in the conservation of Pohatu, you can check this webpage and sign up to our newsletter and see when our action days will be.
Volunteers diving into action on the 2020 Korora survey.
Planting Natives!