Fri

21

Sep 2018

Vector Urban Forest Planting at Puhinui Reserve – Day 1 – FULL!

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Event Details

Fri

21

Sep 2018

We provide:

Trees and planting site
A planting tutorial
Gloves
Spades
Refreshments
Health & safety briefing and documents (we’ll happily provide a risk assessment for you)
First aid kits and first aid trained staff
Photographs

What to bring:

Gumboots or sturdy, closed-toe shoes that you don’t mind getting a bit muddy. This is critical for Health & Safety considerations: those not wearing closed-toe shoes will not be able to participate.
Warm and waterproof clothes. At least one warm top layer and a rain jacket.
Sun hat and sunscreen.
Reusable water bottle (filled up and ready to go)

Your old or unused mobile phone to recycle. As charity partner of the RE:MOBILE phone recycling scheme, donating your old mobile helps us raise critical funds for freshwater restoration.
Bring a camera (optional). We would love to see your event photos! Use the tag #loveyourwater on social media or email photos to [email protected].

For more information, please contact Sam on [email protected].

THIS EVENT IS NOW AT CAPACITY! PLEASE COME ALONG ON SUNDAY THE 23rd – EVENT PAGE HERE: Day 2 Event

Vector and Sustainable Coastlines invite you, your school or business to join us on Friday, 21 September to help launch the Vector Urban Forest initiative with a day of tree planting on the banks of the Puhinui Stream.

Vector’s Urban Forest aims to plant over 10,000 native seedlings a year, replacing every tree removed from the network for safety reasons with two new ones in areas where they contribute to the environment and the local community.

We are inviting select schools and business groups that want get their hands dirty for the day and contribute to this awesome effort in riparian restoration.

Planting native trees, shrubs and grasses on the banks of waterways helps the environment in a number of ways. Plants remove sediment and excess nutrients, they provide shelter, shade and habitat to birds and stream organisms and they help to capture carbon dioxide, which contributes in the ongoing battle against climate change.

Simply meet from 9.00am at the end of Price Rd in Wiri and look for the Vector and Sustainable Coastlines flags and friendly helpers in high-vis gear. We’ll be starting from 9.00am and finishing up around 3:00pm. We will all come together in the middle of the day for a tasty feed and refreshments.