Kia ora to all Friends of the Wairoa River Catchment… Yes, school holidays again and time for another email to remind you to throw some bait in those stations, service and re-set the traps, and shift any around that haven’t seen much action lately. There are still stoats and ferrets around, and everyone is hungry. […]
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What’s happening out there? Winter Edition
Winter is here, and the birds are getting close to nest-making season. It’s important to do a last flush of your bait stations and traps now, before spring, to give them the best chance of success. We’ve had reports of rats in plague proportions around the place, and chances are they’ve impacted your hay and […]
Autumn Updates for Western Franklin
In this brief email update: Pick up your predator control gear from Farrell’s Nursery on 14th May Join us to search for bat roost sites on 18th May Come and listen to a talk about the Hūnua Kōkako population, and how predator control has saved them from local extinction, on 10th June Farrell’s Hub Day […]
What’s happening out there? Summer Edition
In this newsletter: What we’re about Upcoming events Success so far A case for the Tāwhiti Smartcage and trapping ferrets Still need help? We can help. A reminder about bait station placement. What we’re about: “Te Ara Hīkoi and Predator Free Franklin aim to make sustainable native biodiversity gains in the wider Franklin area by empowering […]
News from Friends of Te Wairoa
Kia ora to all Friends of the Wairoa River Catchment! In this newsletter we have two stories – concerning ferrets (quite concerning), and concerning willows (contrastingly positive!). Concerning Ferrets Wairoa River catchment records for January… 8 ferrets trapped in one week on Lockwood Road. 9 ferrets from this property in total this month, and one […]
News from Friends of Te Wairoa
Kia ora to all Friends of the Wairoa River Catchment! Friends of Te Wairoa are closing off on a highly successful year. We have continued to work with you, the landowners, to collectively improve the health of the Wairoa River. Bit by bit we make a difference, as we provide education opportunities and physical resources […]
Join our team!
Predator Free Franklin are looking for a co-ordinator to support community groups doing predator control on the Western side of Franklin and optimise predator control across the region. This is a paid position up to 20 hours per month. We are seeking a resident (or future resident) of Western Franklin, with website and social media […]
Kia ora, Whitford!
Kia ora trappers! We hope you are busy checking and baiting traps as the bird nesting season is well underway. We’d love to see more of those rarer species making a comeback in our area, so keep up the good work. If you are running low on gear, we have good news. Read on (and […]
News from Friends of Te Wairoa
Kia ora to all Friends of the Wairoa River Catchment! There are many new recipients of this newsletter – welcome! We have recently merged two separate mailing lists. One was minimally used, so has been brought over to this platform. Hopefully, you’ll find the 5 newsletters per year from us of interest! We cover a […]
News from Predator Free Whitford
Kia ora Predator Free Whitford trappers! Just like that, we’re in the later parts of winter, 2023. While the garden maintenance needs are low, and lambing and calving are well under way (so you’re moving around the property daily checking on things anyway), remember to factor in checking your predator control stations. We recently came […]