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Forest and Bird Provides Nature with This Voice Trips and work days Saturday 10th October 2009 O'Neills Bush Walk of loop track and planting maintenance. Waipapa Point New DoC facilities and tour of lighthouse. Car pool from Museum 9.30am. Rance's to co-ordinate. Leader Gay Munro, ph 239 5827 or email [email protected]. Saturday 17th October 2009 Te Rere half day penguin count. Leader Brian Rance Ph 2131161 or [email protected] – please book for transport arrangement. Saturday 7th November 2009 Southland Community Nursery Open Day – 185 Grant Rd, Otatara. A Focus on Wetland Creation. SERN Afternoon Field Trip – Invercargill & Environs A trip to explore three wetland areas - two created and one restored. (See notice later in newsletter.) For further details, contact Gay Munro, ph 239 5827 or email [email protected]. Saturday 28th November 2009 Wild Rivers – National F&B campaign. Joint trip with Otago Branches to visit the Nevis River. Contact Craig Carson, ph 213 0732. Wednesday 9th December 2009 Waihopai Walk 7.00pm. Meet on the east side of Queens Drive outside the eastern Thomson's Bush walking track entrance - plenty of parking available on the roadside. A walk around eastern Thomson's Bush with discussion on restoration progress. Followed by a walk along the Waihopai Stream east to the Waihopai Dam and back. (See articles later in newsletter) Leaders – Gay Munro, ph 239 5827 or Sheryll Ashton, ph 214 2319 Saturday 12th December 2009 Te Rere full day penguin count. Leader Brian Rance Ph 2131161 or [email protected] – please book for transport arrangement. Saturday 9th January 2009 Stony Creek Station, Gore – Olearia tree daisies – restoration project. East Hokonuis - hear about the Gore Tramping Club projects of weed and pest control. Explore some of Grant's Track. Car pool from Museum 9.30am. Rance's to co-ordinate. Leader Jenny Campbell, email [email protected]. Saturday 13th February – Waituna World Wetlands Day Celebration Starting at 10.00am. (See notice later in newsletter.) Carpool from museum at 9.30am. Jenny Campbell to co-ordinate. Contact Gay Munro, ph 239 5827 or email [email protected] Saturday 13th March 2010– Sky Dome, Te Anau Hall, Luxmore Drive - 10.00am to 11.30am. Lunch in Manapouri – 12noon. Boat trip to Pomona and Rona Islands - 1.00pm to 3.00pm Cost for trip $30 per person ($60 per family). Gay Munro - Invercargill Car Pool co-ordinator, ph 239 5827. Leader - Ruth Dally, ph 03 249 6600 or email [email protected]. (See later in newsletter for further details of Sky Dome and Pomona Island Restoration Project.) Friday 16th April 2010 - Landcare Networking Day, Bluff (See notice later in newsletter.) Saturday 17th April 2010 SERN Conference – Bringing Back the Birds. Stewart Island, with field trip to Ulva Island and also SIRCET's restoration project, Ackers Point. (See notice later in newsletter.) 1 Musing from the Chair At our September evening talk we were fortunate to have Jo Ledington speaking about the work of the kakapo recovery team of which she is a member. It has been a fantastic season with kakapo numbers rising from 90 to 124. However it was enlightening to hear how much detailed day to day management is required to achieve such results. This need for management to survive is unfortunately becoming a reality for most of NZ’s native species. Kakapo are not even the rarest species on Whenua Hou with some petrels having a lower population. While the predator free status of the island assists them with their nesting they are not “stay at home” birds like the kakapo and so are vulnerable to other dangers in their wide-ranging lifestyle. Our Society’s main objective is protecting NZ’s indigenous plants and animals and the places where they live. A volunteer organisation cannot manage such a task alone. Much of the Society’s effort is put into supporting the Dept of Conservation and lobbying government to provide the means for the department, and be mindful of the needs of NZ’s indigenous plants and animals when they are making decisions. Unfortunately this has become far more difficult since the last election. Our focus is in a number of areas. Climate change is one and the Society supports higher emission reduction targets than the government. Climate change is an extreme danger to NZ’s natural biodiversity. However NZ’s native forests, grasslands and wetlands also play an important role in the sequestration of carbon. The Society is pushing strongly for increased pest control to protect the ecosystems and also assist achieving NZ’s emission targets. More and more of NZ’s rivers are coming under threat from pollution and from proposals to dam or divert rivers for power production or extraction of water. The Society is campaigning to draw attention to the plight of our rivers and is holding a Wild Rivers Day on 28th November. The day’s focus in the southern region is on the Nevis River which is under threat of damming and the flooding of its lower valley. The Society is concerned that some members of the government think DoC manages too much land and would like to see it reduced. The announcement on possible mining on conservation land could be part of this and must be opposed. The Society thinks more land needs to be added to protect NZ’s biodiversity but mooted changes to high country tenure review means some of the gains made over the past could be lost. Some government members seem to have failed to grasp the concept that the DoC “estate” is not a private estate but public lands to protect natural values and for all NZ’ers to cherish, use and enjoy. I have serious concerns the present government is slipping back into decision making based on the short-term economic efficiency styles of the 1990’s. In these narrow focussed processes, interests other than economic are disregarded. In fact it would appear that conservation has become a dirty word within the government. If we are to conserve our natural biodiversity, ecosystems and values, nature needs a strong voice advocating for it. Through you, Forest and Bird provides nature with this voice. Thank you for your support. Craig Carson You can save the Branch money by asking to have this newsletter sent on email. Please email Chris Rance [email protected] You can also view this newsletter in colour or Sign up for E-News to get more news from across the country check out www.forestandbird.org.nz A Message from the Editors: You will see with the summer program that where possible we have fitted in with other groups involved in conservation type work. Throughout the newsletter there are articles about the different projects and places that we are going to visit. To enjoy the photos more, log on to the Forest and Bird website www.forestandbird.org.nz, where you will find the Southland newsletter electronically and be able to see the photos in full glorious colour! 2 Craig Carson awarded Old Blue award. Wondering why he had received an Old Blue Award when there are so many others more deserving, is a typical response from Craig Carson of Otatara, who has worked tirelessly on many environmental issues over many years. Old Blue was the last Chatham Island female black robin which brought this species back from the brink of extinction, with a framed print photo of her presented to just a few people annually. Forest and Bird’s prestigious award was presented to Craig at their AGM in Wellington recently in recognition of the contribution he has made to Southland Branch over about 17 years as Chairman. His work in this capacity has entailed many hours of reading background papers, writing effective submissions about current environmental issues as well as speaking to them at hearings and meetings. He regularly attends Forest and Bird working bees, involving planting native trees, weeding and tending tracks in the Catlins at both Te Rere Yellow- Eyed Penguin Reserve and Lenz Reserve, providing transport and leading groups. Pulling out wilding pines on Mid Dome is another of his passions. In order to extend his skills in fighting for the environment he gained a Diploma in Environmental Craig enjoying a regular activity for Management, working quietly but with tenacity over several years to see this achieved. Craig is him, of planting native trees at hugely respected for his knowledge of local conservation issues and the commitment he makes Forest and Bird’s Te Rere to ensure justice is done for the environment. Yellow-eyed Penguin Reserve. Jenny Campbell SERN (Southland Ecological Restoration Network) Check out the website at www.sern.org.nz Spring Field Trip - Saturday 7th November 2009 Starting at 1.00pm, meeting at McNeil's Waldon Pond, 85 Mason Rd. Enjoy this wetland with native plantings near Seaward Bush. From there to the Rance's Southland Community Nursery (approx 2.30pm) to visit their wetlands developed in two stages - one in 1998 and the other in 2003, with extensive native plantings around both areas. Move on to the Southern Wetland Trust's Big Lagoon at Taramoa (approx. 4.00pm), where Tony Reiger has overseen the restoration of this significant natural wetland along the southern coastal strip between Invercargill and Riverton. For further details, contact Gay Munro, ph 239 5827 or email [email protected]. Southland Natural History Field Club The Southland Natural History Field Club or “Field Club” brings together all those with an interest in nature and the outdoors and meets once a month (usually on every second Thursday of the month) followed by a weekend field trip, often on the same topic as the talk.
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