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Conservation Week 6 12 August 2007
Get
involved in Conservation Week activities
Find out about activities around the country that you can
take part in for Conservation Week 2007.
Easy
recreation opportunities
Find easy recreation opportunities in your region.
Enter
the Conservation Week competition
Theres still time to go into the draw to win an all
expenses paid trip for two to walk the Queen Charlotte Track,
including return flights from any major centre in New Zealand.
Education
Young
Conservationist Award
YHA Young Conservationist Awards are an annual environmental
award programme for individuals or groups under the age of
18. Find out about entering the 2007 awards.
Uncle
Don knows heaps of wacky stuff
This activity book for youngsters on road trips follows Sylvie
as she takes a holiday with Uncle Don the DOC ranger.
Forest
Hill Scenic Reserve
At Forest Hill students will learn about the rich forest community
that would have once covered the limestone outcrops of the
Southland Plains.
Bluff
Hill/Motupo-hue Scenic Reserve
This reserve is ideal for groups wanting to explore the human
and natural history of the Stirling Point area in Bluff.
Consultations
Draft
West Coast Te Tai o Poutini Conservation Management Strategy
The draft West Coast Conservation Management Strategy is now
open for submissions.
Doubtful
Sound bottlenose dolphin
Provide us with your views, comments and suggestions on increased
protection of the bottlenose dolphins of Doubtful Sound.
Volunteer opportunities
Hollyford
and Pyke valleys visitor asset maintenance
Undertake track maintenance and spring cleaning of huts in
different locations within the Hollyford and Pyke valleys.
Murchison
Mountains track and hut maintenance
Assist with general track and hut maintenance in this special
area of the Murchison Mountains.
Secretary
Island track maintenance
Undertake annual clearing of windfalls and replace markers that
have been lost on Secretary Island in Doubtful Sound.
Takahe
Rearing Unit maintenance
Assist with the annual maintenance of the Takahe Rearing Unit,
maintaining predator proof fences and clearing fire breaks.
Welcome
Flat Hut volunteer warden
A hut warden is needed at Welcome Flat Hut in South Westland.
One of the features at Welcome Flat are natural hot pools
where you can bathe.
Hopkins
Valley hut maintenance
Explore the Hopkins Valley and help improve huts together
with rangers from DOC. Hopkins Valley is just north of Lake
Ohau in the South Island.
Southland community conservation projects
Fiordland
Wapiti Foundation stoat trapping
Wapiti hunters in Fiordland have a new target in their sight
- learn about their trophy catches which are barely 25cm long.
Kepler
Challenge stoat trapping
Mountain runners are protecting kiwi, blue ducks/whio, and
many other native birds on the Kepler Track.
Manapo-uri
Weedbusters
This community group have successfully targeted a range of
weeds on Manapo-uri's lakeshore and replanted with natives.
Milford
Community stoat trapping project
Fiordland businesses and local residents are helping to control
stoat numbers around Milford Sound/Piopiotahi to protect the
blue duck/whio and other native bird species.
Pomona
Island Charitable Trust
This community-based conservation project is restoring the
biodiversity on Pomona Island, Lake Manapo-uri.
Real
Journeys Fiordland threatened species sponsorship
Local tourism company Real Journeys is supporting the conservation
management of threatened species in Fiordland.
Recreation
Waikato area
Family-friendly
outdoor adventures in the Waikato
Find out some of the best places for families to visit near
Hamilton.
East Coast/Hawkes Bay
Urutawa
Conservation Area
Located 14km south of Opotiki, the Urutawa Conservation Area
is predominantly semi coastal and contains a wide variety
of threatened birds and special fauna.
Pakihi
- Te Waiti loop route
Starting at the Pakihi Road end, this route exits onto Te
Waiti Valley Road.
Pakihi
Hut to Motu Road
This route follows the now disused Motu-Opotiki stock track
and is graded and well benched.
Hastings
Hut Route
A short but challenging route to the Hastings Hut via the
Hastings Pole Bridge.
Te
Waiti to Lagoon Route
Continue on from the Te Waiti Hut Walk to Lagoon Hut.
Te
Waiti Hut Walk
This track affords views of Te Waiti Stream and lowland forest
and is suitable for a family day trip.
Te
Waiti Nature Trail
An ideal family walk through nikau and tawa forest.
Wanganui area
East
Egmont barrier-free walks
Although these walks are maintained to wheel chair standard,
theyre great for families with a baby on board as well.
North
Egmont easy tramping tracks
Explore the North Egmont area of Egmont National Park which
features lush native forest and on a clear day some spectacular
scenery.
North
Egmont walking tracks
Explore the North Egmont area of Egmont National Park which
features lush native forest and on a clear day some spectacular
scenery.
North
Egmont short walks
These short walks are in the Egmont National Park, at North
Egmont Roadend.
Dawson
Falls short walk
This short walk takes you to Dawson Falls Power Station.
Pouakai
Range tramping tracks
Explore the rugged range of rolling hills covered in sub alpine
bush.
Kaitoke
Range short walk
Walk to an attractive picnic area surrounded by native forest
and gigantic Californian Redwood trees in the Kaitake sector
of Egmont National Park.
Mount
Damper Falls walk
This short walk leads to Mount Damper Falls, the highest in
the North Island.
Everett
park Scenic Reserve walk
Large grassed areas on the banks of the Manganui River, makes
this a popular picnic and swimming area.
Ratapihipihi
Scenic Reserve walk
This reserve features an outstanding example of a subtropical
rain forest with kohekohe, tawa, puketea and nikau palms.
Nelson/Marlborough area
Nelson
Lakes short walks and day walks
Both day and short walks are possible in Nelson Lakes National
Park, making it an ideal place for walkers of all ages and
capabilities to explore.
West Coast
Waitangitaona
Wetland Walk
This easy walk takes you through a regenerating kahikatea
forest and flax wetland to a viewing platform with spectacular
views of the Southern Alps, Ka- Tiritiri o te Moana.
Harihari
Coastal Walkway
This is one of the most scenic walkways on the West Coast,
with spectacular views of forest, rivers, mountains and coastline.
Peters
Pool Walk
The spectacular view at Peters Pool includes Franz Josef Glacier/Ka-
Roimata o Hine Hukatere, and the Fritz Range, including Mt
Moltke and Mt Roon.
Publications
New
science and technical publications
DOCs new science and technical publications for July
2007.
Conservation
Action
View Conservation Action 2007, a snapshot of conservation
work being undertaken around the country over the past year.
Rail
heritage managed by the Department of Conservation
DOC manages a diverse range of rail heritage sites that are
becoming increasingly popular. Find out about the 31 sites
open to visitors.
Whales
in the South Pacific
A review of the history of whales and whaling in the Pacific
islands region, the current status of the great whale populations,
their life histories, migration patterns and economic impacts.
The
archaeology of New Zealand shore whaling
There are 87 New Zealand shore whaling stations and sites
for which there is good archaeological and/or historical evidence.
A
brief history of mining at the Bendigo Historic Reserve
Read about the history of mining in this Central Otago reserve.
The
future of New Zealand War sites and landscapes
The important historical and archaeological landscape of the
New Zealand wars is now coming under great pressure with rapid
changes in land use.
Coming
up in Canterbury
Find about whats happening in Canterbury.
@DOC
Canterbury newsletter
Read Canterburys bi-monthly email newsletter.
Conservation
Services Programme
Review the approved 2007/2008 Conservation Services Annual
Plan.
News
Te
Kerikeri 1770-1850: The Meeting Pool launched in the Basin
Kerikeri has been much too much over-looked by the community
at large, Professor Judith Binney said at the launch of a
new book which focuses on the Kororipo-Kerikeri Basins
early history.
Mahia
locals observe a special visitor
The appearance of a bottlenose dolphin at Mahia Beach in northern
Hawke's Bay is providing the opportunity for locals to enjoy
having a wild marine mammal on their doorstep and for people
to safeguard the dolphin's wellbeing.
Walkway
closures in East Coast Hawke's Bay
The Cooks Cove, Te Kuri Farm and Otoko Walkways have closed
for the lambing season.
New
Zealand writers found in wilderness
What's better than a Six Pack after a long, hard tramp? Trampers
will now be able to rest their weary legs after enjoying the
New Zealand wilderness and savour the work of six New Zealand
writers.
Autopsy
results on dead baby orca
An autopsy has confirmed that a dead baby orca missing its
head, tail fin, right pectoral fin and with a cut in its side
found on Ninety Mile Beach in early July died by drowning.
DOC
seeks public input on management strategy
People are being asked to take part in an extensive public
consultation that will help shape the management of a quarter
of this countrys public conservation land over the next
ten years.
"Mystery
kiwi" discovered in Nelson Lakes National Park
Nelson Lakes National Park rangers were surprised to find
a mystery kiwi in the Rotoiti Nature Recovery
Project mainland island during routine checks on the kiwi
and changes of radio-transmitters.
Kiwi
death prompts call for tighter leash on dogs
A fatal dog attack on a Stewart Island brown kiwi/tokoeka
has highlighted the need for dog owners to be keep their animals
under control at all times.
New
directors appointed to QEII National Trust
Two new directors have been appointed to the Board of the
Queen Elizabeth the Second National Trust by Hon Chris Carter,
the Minister of Conservation.
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