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'Tree-dom fighters' gather for free workshop
'Tree-dom fighters' gather for free workshop
30 April
2012
The ins and out of planting native trees for ecosystem restoration will be explained at a free public workshop at Hollard Gardens, Kaponga, on Sunday (6 May).
Taranaki Tree Trust - click to go to website.Representatives of the Taranaki Tree Trust, Taranaki Regional Council, the QEII Trust and Fish and Game Taranaki will offer tips and information at the workshop, which is aimed at all landowners, including home gardeners, lifestyle block owners and farmers, and community groups.
Items for discussion will include:
What to plant and where to
plant it.
Where to get native plants.
How to
create habitat for native wildlife.
Advice given to
farmers in the Taranaki Regional Council’s Riparian
Management Programme.
QEII covenants and how planting
can improve their value.
How planting can enhance key
native ecosystems in the region.
Workshop participants will also tour the comprehensive plantings of native trees at Hollard Gardens, and there will be seedling giveaways and a sausage sizzle.
Sunday's workshop runs from 11am to 1pm.
It is part of a year-round programme of free events at
Hollard Gardens, Pukeiti and Tupare, the three heritage
gardens owned and managed by the Taranaki Regional Council
on behalf of the people of the
region.
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