Outstanding services to the environment over several years were acknowledged with awards to three people at yesterday’s Environment Canterbury council meeting.
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Watch out for new plant pest arrivals on your land so they can be destroyed before they get well-established, Environment Canterbury’s Laurence Smith says.
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COVID-relief funding for wilding pines projects is providing a lifeline by employing impacted workers in the hard-hit tourism industry.
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Coordinated efforts to search for and control the fast-growing weed Spartina, are having an impact with growth down this season.
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A joint project, which includes $10,000 of funding allocated by the Upper Waitaki Water Zone is now underway to manage the invasive rowan tree.
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Three new wilding pine projects in Canterbury and a $2M funding boost, will help tackle the problem and create 50 jobs for those hit by the fallout of COVID-19.
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Chilean needle grass spread on the rise. Find out what to look out for and help stop the spread of this unwanted pest plant.
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New rules requiring land occupiers to ensure their goats are identifiable and fenced appropriately to prevent them escaping have been introduced.
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We need your help spotting and reporting Chilean mayten (Maytenus boaria). Find out how to identify this plant.
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The Zone Committee has approved $73,000 – over three years – of Immediate Steps funding towards pest weed control in the Dobson and lower Hopkins Valleys.
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Four meetings throughout Canterbury have helped to spread the word about the proposed Biosecurity Advisory Groups and encourage community members to join.
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The partners of the Whaka-Ora Healthy Harbour plan have signed a new memorandum of understanding