Another year wraps around at Rotopiko (Lake Serpentine), an iconic peat lake complex set in farmland between Hamilton and Te Awamutu. The site is earmarked for a National Wetland Centre, […]
One of my absolutely favourite jobs is talking to landowners and community groups engaged in environmental restoration. It’s where my personal and professional interests really come together. Our team (me, […]
It’s always interesting attending large international events when you come from a small country that on Eurocentric maps, appears perilously close to the edge of the earth. With around 500 […]
Last October, my NZ Landcare Trust colleagues (Alastair Cole and Craig Simpson) and I set up a meeting in Dunedin to bring together people interested in citizen science and those […]
We began our third citizen science projects tour at Nelson City Council (NCC), attending the Biodiversity Forum meeting. No matter how sophisticated our technology may be for communication, nothing beats […]
Participating in the annual 3-day Mountains to Sea Conservation Trust wananga at Omaha Marae was pure joy. The location was perfect: Goat Island, New Zealand’s first and much-visited marine reserve […]
Auckland Museum was the first stop on a day long tour of projects and activities all with a citizen science theme. Educators, community environmental group coordinators and members, education advisors […]
The first citizen science projects tour kicked off in Palmerston North. A group of 20 participants covered a surprising cross-section of the environmental sector representing farming, volunteers, regional government, trusts. […]
Making Great Mercury Island pest free began with a casual discussion between Pete Corson (DOC) and Michael Fay (Island co-owner), in the back of a ute in 2009. With […]
Attending two conferences late last year back to back – one devoted to science communication, the other on ecological restoration, has given me plenty to think about. Out of the […]
