Tree planting at Mangemangeroa Reserve

The first day of winter was (uncharacteristically) gorgeous - sunny and calm, a perfect day for planting at the Mangemangeroa Reserve.  Eco-warriors from Cockle Bay, students from Howick College, Friends of Mangemangeroa, the Gecko Trust NZ, parents and Environmental Services from the Auckland Council all worked together to plant 250 grasses, flaxes and trees.  It is great to see such a sweeping collaboration and Citizen Science in action.  

One of our activities, facilitated by Cate Jessep, the sustainable school adviser from the Auckland Council, was to listen to the sounds of the reserve.  Intermingled in the traffic noise and overhead aeroplanes, was the melodic sounds of tui.  In the future, as our native plantings mature, they will encourage more native birds back into the area. 

If you look carefully, you can see the new plantings follow the fence line.