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Room 1 learners preparing chew cards and placing them out in the native bush areas that we have on our school grounds. Chew cards are a useful tool to quickly identify which introduced predators (e.g. rodents, possums, stoats, etc.) are on your property. We will be monitoring closely, before choosing the best place to set our traps.
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Working with the weather wasn't quite in our favour on Thursday 24th March for our visit to Oteora; but despite the rain, and some changes to plans, we had an enjoyable day. All our learners walked away with some new learning. What an amazing treasure / taonga on our doorstep. The Oteora Trust was formed in 1977 when Margaret and Godfrey Mackersey gifted a block of native forest on their farm for Otumoetai College to hold their camps. 45 years later, the Trust is still going strong and the forest is now seeing regular pest control. Our learners enjoyed a hike through the native bush and everyone experienced at least one activity while up at Oteora. After getting somewhat wet, some learners caught the bus back to school to get warm; while others continued some forest learning. Janie, our education and engagement manager, is keen to support setting up a future camp at Oteora for our learners. Today Rooms 1 and 4 started their journey with ‘Bay Conservation Alliance’. This is a joint partnership to empower and enable our learners to restore nature. This term our learning is around the forest. Native forest in Aotearoa covers 50% of our land and is home to some of NZ’s most iconic and threatened species. We are privileged to live near the Kaimai Mamaku Forest Park, 37,000 hectares of native forest and Oteora in Whakamārama is at the foothills of this majestic range. Today our learners were introduced to the forest ecosystem, the vital role it plays and the unique forest landscapes we have nearby us. Through a rotation of activities, there was a focus on pest animal control. Next week we will be heading out on a field trip to Oteora for a full day's experience in the forest where we will focus on bird identification and calls, bird and invertebrate monitoring techniques, forest plants and fungi and forest invertebrates. |
We ❤️NatureBy working alongside Bay Conservation Alliance, our learners will discover how incredibly unique New Zealand is, gain an insight into many of the conservation challenges in New Zealand, and learn a set of practical conservation skills. We support the well-being of nature everywhere – our forests, streams, wetlands, harbours, estuaries and coastal areas as well as our own backyards. 
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