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... Ecological and Landscape Restoration Alliance (WELRA) have been involved in wilding pine control in the Craigieburn area, the Castle Hill Basin, the Torlesse Range, and surrounds since 2008. The alliance...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/waimakariri/volunteers-tackling-wildings-in-waimakariri-basin
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This guidance aims to help provide some certainty on what is and what is not a 'riverbed' in Waitaha Canterbury for the purposes of the Resource Management Act (RMA) and our plans. 
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/farmers-hub/farming-around-rivers-and-streams/activities-in-and-around-braided-riverbeds
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The first stage of a major weed control project in Rakaia Gorge is progressing well, with some impressive gains in the first 12 months. The four-year operation will help protect native biodiversity
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/selwyn-waihora/a-successful-start-to-rakaia-gorge-weed-control
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Bathurst Coal Ltd applied to Environment Canterbury and Selwyn District Council for consents to continue operating and expand an open cast coal mine (known as Canterbury Coal Mine), including
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/do-it-online/resource-consents/notifications-and-submissions/bathurst-coal-limited
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... projects through the Immediate Steps biodiversity protection and restoration programme. If you have a community-led environmental project in mind, find out how you can benefit from Immediate Steps biodiversity funding. All images credited to Sharyn Cain....
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/lower-waitaki/community-bands-together-to-plant-out-waihao-river
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... have also seen adjacent landowners participating in the restoration efforts. Legacy of growth The native trees planted at the project's beginning have now been established, and it amazes ākonga to walk...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/selwyn-waihora/school-celebrates-a-decade-of-planting-in-halswell
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Pahau Dairy Farm Ltd has applied to take and use surface water at Pahau Reserve Road. Current status: The decision to grant the application with conditions has been appealed to the Environment Court
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/do-it-online/resource-consents/notifications-and-submissions/pahau-dairy-farm-ltd
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Two years into the ten year Upper Waimakariri River Weed Control Strategy, promising strides are being made towards realising a weed-free braided river network with flourishing native plants
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/waimakariri/partnership-safeguards-significant-braided-river-ecosystem-in-the-upper-waimakariri
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A simple solution for stopping vehicles from harming Lake Lyndon's bird and plant life is paying off.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/selwyn-waihora/fences-prove-their-worth-at-lake-lyndon
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..., or cultivated. Maintain buffers from waterways: Make sure a buffer of grass or crops of at least five metres is maintained from all rivers, lakes, wetlands and drains while you graze. High-risk areas...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2024/top-tips-for-late-season-winter-grazing
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