{"id":4567,"date":"2022-10-17T01:19:27","date_gmt":"2022-10-17T01:19:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tmbiosecurity.co.nz\/?p=4567"},"modified":"2022-10-17T01:19:29","modified_gmt":"2022-10-17T01:19:29","slug":"celebrating-our-volunteer-heroes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tmbiosecurity.co.nz\/celebrating-our-volunteer-heroes\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Our Volunteer Heroes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
A series of care group events to connect and acknowledge volunteers for their contribution to environmental initiatives around Tauranga Moana have shone a light on some of our unsung heroes and the work they\u2019re doing to bring back local biodiversity from the brink.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The events were an opportunity for local volunteers to see what other groups are doing, with the idea of cross-pollinating networks and gaining inspiration from other community-minded people. They were also a cause for celebration as many of these groups are made up of individuals and families who have spent years giving back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The groups involved included Friends of The Blade<\/a> who carry out pest animal control in the Kaimai Mamaku Forest. They spent the morning demonstrating how their various traps work, with attendees invited to check trap and cable lines around the P\u0101 Kerer\u016b walking track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Maket\u016b \u014cng\u0101toro Wetland Society<\/a> shared details on their biodiversity restoration projects and took visitors to see their Pukehina dune restoration site and freshwater whitebait spawning habitat projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n