How to set up a Predator-Free Neighbourhood: Post #1
Being a predator-free neighbourhood ambassador wasn’t something Kelvin Hastie set out to be. It’s just that he had the vision to rid his neighbourhood of pests after seeing a weasel […]
Author Archives: Monica Peters
How do #community groups decide which #monitoring method to use?
The question ” How do community groups decide which monitoring method to use?” is the starting point for the Biodiversity Monitoring Guide for Auckland Community Groups (a new resource being […]
Restoring #Rotopiko: bringing back the birds… including a few (thousand) unexpected ones!
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, […]
Helping #communities find the right #monitoring methods for their #environmental #restoration projects
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, […]
#CitSci2017 …rough notes and various reflections on #citizenscience
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 […]
#Citizenscience tour #4: Dunedin for #monitoring #waterquality, #predatorcontrol efforts & #intertidal #biodiversity
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 […]
#Citizenscience tour #3: Nelson for #freshwater #biodiversity, #biosecurity, #BioBlitz!
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 […]
Integrating #citizenscience with #marine and #freshwater #conservationaction and #education
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 […]
CitSci projects tour #2: destination Auckland… #BioBlitz, #citsci in schools, #community #ecologicalrestoration
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 […]
#CitizenScience projects Tour #1: Forestry Trials and Water Quality in the Wairarapa
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. […]
