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BE APART OF THE JOURNEY

In 2019, we had hundreds of locals volunteer on different parts of our project. This ranged from the monitoring and growing mealworms for toutouwai/North Island Robin, to building and managing DOC 200 stoatlines as we extended the network across the National Park.

In 2020, we have more opportunities to participate.

If you’re interested in participating you can register your interest on the DOC Taranaki volunteer programme.

Giving the gift of time

Te Kere Davey stands under a toutouwai nest he spotted while out monitoring.

In 2018, we were proud of the large number of locals who participated in the release and monitoring opportunities for toutouwai/North Island robin. This included several pre-feed and catching trips to Pureora Forest Park, post-breed monitoring from the 2017 releases, pre-catch monitoring, two separate translocation releases into the robin block on our mounga and the most recent month-long pre-breeding monitoring. Watch this space for the call out for Post Breeding monitoring!

Over 150 volunteers participated in these activities which as seen positive results not only in toutouwai numbers, but also active volunteering, greater awareness and support for our project.

“It was a really awesome opportunity being able to see how our toutouwai were doing in their new home on Taranaki mounga,” says Te Kere. “As an uri of Taranaki Iwi it was awesome to be able to play a small part in the kaitiakitanga of our mounga. I definitely encourage uri from all of ngā iwi o Taranaki as well as people from the wider community to take up any opportunities to participate in the Mounga Project kaupapa.”

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Register your interest here