About Hibiscus Coast Branch
There are a wide range of activities undertaken by the branch, we always welcome all helping hands.
Raroa Reserve Restoration Project
This small DOC reserve at 53 Stanmore Bay Road sits behind what used to be the local school, and is now the Girl Guides hall. There are a few sections of native bush on the reserve and also a larger number of exotics. On the first Saturday of each month (9-noon) a group of volunteers works on the removal of exotics and replanting with natives. There is a Project Brief for Raroa Reserve.
Crocodile Island
This small island in the Orewa estuary was almost completely burnt over in 1994. Since then volunteers have been working to restore the island back to its former state. The island is a significant visual entity within a sensitive estuarine ecosystem. Policies for the island include to: control gorse and exotic vegetation; maintain the island in a manner which reduces the risk of future fires; minimise human impact on the island; plant native species in a staged manner consistent with the long term restoration of the island.
Kiwi Conservation Club (KCC)
Richard Chambers (see Contacts list) leads a monthly series of activities for KCC members within the Hibiscus coast area. Meetings are usually held on the second Friday of each month. See the branch activities section for details of upcoming events.
Wenderholm Nursery Volunteers
On the 4th Tuesday of every month a small group of volunteers meet at Wenderholm Regional Park (9:30-noon) to help with potting, seed gathering, and transplanting of native seedlings for use at a range of planting activities across the region.
The Green Corridor
A major initiative of the Hibiscus Coast Branch is to encourage plantings and management of native reserves across the region to provide a green corridor which can link up the islands and regional parks of the east coast with the major parks on the west coast of our region. Encouraging native wildlife to move easily right across our region.
A recent Forest and Bird walk
© Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand Inc. Hibiscus Coast Branch Website.
All rights reserved. Comments regarding this website can be sent to webmaster@forestandbird.org.nz