Banks Peninsula Peninsula Conservation Trust – transforming the city’s backdoor step Tūī, tenacity, transformation and technology are some of the hallmarks of the Banks Peninsula Conservation Trust as it seeks to restore the hillsides of Banks Peninsula/Te Pātaka-o-Rākaihautū to a thriving native bush environment. Using tools such as geographic information system (GIS) mapping, pest-trapping and Read more…
Forest & Bird Youth (Christchurch Hub) – Working locally helps combat anxiety and global problems An antidote to anxiety about climate change and environmental degradation is to work collectively and locally, according to Jess Lamb, one of the leaders of Christchurch’s Forest & Bird Youth Hub and voluntary Youth Director of the nationwide conservation organisation. “‘You can Read more…
Life in Vacant Spaces – The Future is a Mystery Non-profit organisation Life in Vacant Spaces (LiVS) is changing itself alongside the cityscape it has been helping to beautify and transform for more than a decade. Since 2012, LiVS has facilitated creative projects and installations around the city, by brokering relationships between imaginative, ideas people Read more…
Birds New Zealand – Ambitious nationwide project for the wonder of birds Locals are contributing to an ambitious nationwide science project that celebrates the “wonder and joy” of birds, says Anita Spencer, Canterbury and West Coast Regional Representative of Birds New Zealand. The Bird Atlas Scheme is designed to collate accurate information on bird numbers Read more…
