After working together to create a strategy, Our Waitarakao project partners and the community are now busy implementing it – one plant, one trap, and one beach clean-up at a time. Our Waitarakao
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2025/action-gets-underway-at-waitarakaoCollectively, lifestyle blocks can have a significant impact on our environment as they typically have more people and infrastructure on a smaller land area, and are concentrated in areas where
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/farmers-hub/lifestyle-blocks..., with losses in water quality and biodiversity from human-induced pressures. Climate change, river confinement due to land development, flood control measures, invasive plants and animals and even recreational...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/biodiversity-and-biosecurity/biodiversity/braided-rivers/braided-river-threatsIn its sixth year, the Soil Conservation and Revegetation (SCAR) project has worked with 252 North Canterbury farms to prevent hill country erosion and sediment run-off. Quality soil is Ian Knowles
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2025/soil-conservation-strengthens-future-for-hill-country-farmsWe're teaming up with the Fairlie Lions Club to beautify a popular walk and bike trail along the Ōpihi River track. Regeneration project supervisor Dani Devine is excited to be working with Fairlie
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/orari-temuka-opihi-pareroa/enhancing-the-opihi-walkway... conditions. They are highly valued not only for their biodiversity and ecosystem functions, but also because of their cultural and recreational importance. Between November 2020 and February 2021, we...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2023/new-reports-paint-picture-of-declining-fish-populations-in-canterbury-rivers... in the ground, which was then followed by a sausage sizzle as a reward for their collective hard work. Southern zones’ biodiversity officer Kennedy Lange. Consistent crew leads to great results Our...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/lower-waitaki/transforming-mccullochs-bridge-site-one-planting-day-at-a-time.... This investment will support efforts to protect South Canterbury's unique landscapes, native biodiversity, and productive farmland from the spread of these invasive trees. We manage wilding pine control across...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/upper-waitaki/extra-funding-boosts-wilding-pine-control-in-the-mackenzie-basinAs part of the recently reviewed Ashburton Shorebird Habitat Management Strategy, the Te Matapuna Girl Guides were taken on an educational tour of the Ashburton hāpua bird platform.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2024/a-rare-sighting-on-ashburton-bird-tour