To sustain the environment of the Whangateau harbour and its catchment
30 volunteers planting at Big Omaha Valley Road John and Martha Williams property in Omaha Valley Road – Chrissy Henley
On Saturday 19th May about 30 volunteers from Whangateau Harbour Care, Sandspit SOS Inc, Forest and Bird, and Omaha Beach Community helped plant around 1980 native trees and grasses on John and Martha Williams property in Omaha Valley Road. This is the latest in a series of riparian plantings over the last few years on the property.
A beautiful site in the Omaha Valley is fenced, spot-sprayed and ready for planting to help reduce sediment input into the Whangateau Harbour. Experience in other catchments has shown that siltation in estuaries can be significantly reduced if stock is excluded from water ways, and stream banks are planted with suitable native vegetation.
The beautiful setting for the planting day, against the backdrop of magnificent bush on Mount Tamahunga. The ground has been spot-sprayed and the willows are on their way out
Whangateau HarbourCare Group, in conjunction with Auckland Council and land-owner John Williams, are hosting a public planting day on John’s property in Omaha Valley Road, below the magnificent backdrop of Mount Tamahunga. John and Martha Williams have already carried out several riparian plantings over an eight-year period, and the earlier plantings are looking really good.
This event is planned for Saturday 19th May with a bad-weather backup day of 20th May. Starting at 10 am, the first session will run to around midday when barbecue sausages and drinks will be provided. For those keen to do more, or others who can only make it in the afternoon, a second planting session will begin around 1 pm finishing by around 3 pm. [Read more…]
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