Round two funded projects
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Northland
Project number: CCF-067
Project name: Taipa Beach Improvement Stage 3
Organisation: Taipa Beach Improvement Society Northland
Funded: $16,235
Brief description: A grant of $16,235 to the Taipa Beach Improvement Society to assist with the restoration of the dunes at Taipa Beach in Northland. The project involves volunteers planting 2,000 of native dune plants - spinifex and pingao. The plants have been ecosourced from Taipa Beach, seed was collected from the local plants growing naturally at the beach and then grown by a local nursery. Ecosourcing is important in order to provide plants that are best suited to local conditions and maintain the genetic integrity of local plant popluations.
Project number: CCF-080
Project name: Waitaua Catchment Restoration Network
Organisation: Mountains to Sea Conservation Trust Northland
Funded: $23,590
Brief description: A grant of $23,590 to the Mountains to Sea Conservation Trust to assist with the restoration of four sites on public land within the Waitaua Catchment, Northland. Specifically, the grant will assist with fencing and the purchase of over 5,000 native ecosourced plants to be planted by volunteers from the community. This project will provide vegetation corridors and ties in with a network of previous riparian plantings.
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Auckland
Project number: CCF-074
Project name: Te Hana Te Ao Marama Restoration Project
Organisation: Te Hana Community Development Charitable Trust Auckland
Funded: $5,000
Brief description: A grant of $5,000 to the Te Hana Community Development Charitable Trust to assist with the restoration of lowland podocarp forest in Wellsford. This community project involves weed removal and planting native ecosourced plants on a reserve on State Highway 1. The ultimate aim of the group is to restore the area to its state before the forest was milled and burnt in the 1860s to 1890s.
Project number: CCF-076
Project name: Newton Reserve Coastal Cliff Restoration and Beautification
Organisation: Kaitiaki (Guardians) of Newton Reserve Auckland
Funded: $20,632
Brief description: A grant of $20,632 to the Kaitiaki (Guardians) of Newton Reserve to assist with the restoration of coastal forest on the cliff top in Newton Reserve, Waiheke Island. The project will involve weed control and planting over 2,000 native ecosourced plants which will be planted during advertised public planting days.
Project number: CCF-078
Project name: Leigh Sawmill Historic Site and Harbour Walkway Bush Restoration
Organisation: Leigh Harbour Valley Society Auckland
Funded: $4,569
Brief description: A grant of $4,569 to the Leigh Harbour Valley Society to assist with the restoration of areas along Waterfell Road and the site of the original Leigh Sawmill in Leigh. The project primarily involves weed control and planting native ecosourced plants to revegetate the sites to their former habitat.
Project number: CCF-092
Project name: Hamlins Hill MP and LP Blocks Restoration
Organisation: Mutukaroa Park Care Group Auckland
Funded: $12,600
Brief description: A grant of $12,600 to the Mutukaroa Park Care Group to assist with the restoration of 8.5 heactares in Hamlins Hill/Mutukaroa Regional Park, Auckland. Specifically, the grant will assist with fencing of the site, which will allow this area of grazing pasture to be retired and planted with native ecosourced plants by the Care Group and other volunteers from the community.
Project number: CCF-094
Project name: Twin Hills Restoration
Organisation: Tawharanui Open Sanctuary Society Incorporated Auckland
Funded: $17,510
Brief description: A grant of $17,510 to the Tawharanui Open Sanctuary Society Incorporated to assist with the restoration areas of steep hill slopes and gullies and wetland areas in the Tawharanui Regional Park. Specifically, the grant will assist with the purchase of 21,000 native ecosourced plants which will be planted by volunteers on community planting days. The Society and community will also be preparing the site for planting by clearing the area of weeds. The plantings will increase coastal broadleaf forest, swamp forest and wetland habitat in the Park and provide additional habitat for reintroduced species such as the North Island brown kiwi and Auckland green gecko.
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Waikato
Project number: CCF-060
Project name: Owen Taylor Reserve Restoration Project
Organisation: NZ Farm Forestry Assn Waikato
Funded: $14,243
Brief description: A grant of $14,243 to the NZ Farm Forestry Association to assist with the revegetation of a slip site in a reserve on State Highway 25, near Thames. Specifically, the grant will assist with the removal of wilding pines and wattles, which will significantly reduce reinvasion to the surrounding land, and the purchase of 1,000 native ecosourced plants to be planted by volunteers from the community and Thames High School. This project also involves sowing the site with pohutukawa and manuka seed.
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Bay of Plenty
Project number: CCF-057
Project name: Jess Road Saltmarsh - Bund Revegetation
Organisation: Te Puna Estuary Management Group Bay of Plenty
Funded: $10,552
Brief description: A grant of $10,552 to the Te Puna Estuary Management Group to assist with the restoration of both freshwater wetland and tidal habitat on either side of a bund in the Jess Road saltmarsh, Tauranga. Specifically, the grant will assist with the purchase of native ecosourced plants, fertiliser and mulch.
Project number: CCF-059
Project name: Karangahake Gorge Restoration
Organisation: HELP (Waihi) Inc Bay of Plenty
Funded: $9,599
Brief description: A grant of $9,599 to HELP (Waihi) Inc to assist with restoration plantings along the Karangahake Historic walkway. Specifically the grant will assist with purchasing one and a half thousand native eco-sourced plants to be planted by volunteers at the site, and will contribute towards weed control and the 'releasing' of native plants which will involve spot weed spraying to prevent fast growing weeds from smothering the slower growing native trees.
Project number: CCF-063
Project name: Kopurererua Valley Restoration Project
Organisation: The Tauranga Rotary Centennial Trust Bay of Plenty
Funded: $40,000
Brief description: A grant of $40,000 to The Tauranga Rotary Centennial Trust to assist with its Kopurererua Valley Restoration project. The grant will be used to purchase over 10,000 native ecosourced plants which the Trust and volunteers will plant as part of the restoration of this wetland area. The Trust's project is part of a larger 15 year, 350 hectare restoration project.
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East Coast/Hawke's Bay
Project number: CCF-069
Project name: Operation Patiki
Organisation: Ngaruroro Waimate Revitalisation Roopu (Historic) East Coast/Hawkes Bay
Funded: $11,301
Brief description: A grant of $11,301 to the Ngaruroro Waimate Revitalisation Roopu to assist with the restoration of riparian habitat on the banks of the Karamu Stream. The project will involve clearing the area of weeds and planting 1,400 native ecosourced plants. The riparian planting will help stabilise the bank and ultimately also shade the stream, which will benefit the threatened long-finned eel that are known to occur in the Karamu Stream.
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Wanganui
Project number: CCF-075
Project name: Upper Te Henui Walkway Restoration Project
Organisation: North Taranaki Branch, Royal Forest & Bird Protection Society Wanganui
Funded: $24,055
Brief description: A grant of $24,055 to the North Taranaki Branch of the Royal Forest & Bird Protection Society to assist with the restoration of lowland riparian forest on the West bank of Te Henui River, New Plymouth. Specifically, the grant will assist with the removal of bamboo, pine and other exotic weeds and the purchase of native ecosourced plants to be planted by volunteers from the community.
Project number: CCF-081
Project name: Castlecliff Coastal Reserve Dune Restoration and Preservation
Organisation: ProgressCastlecliff Incorporated Wanganui
Funded: $2,000
Brief description: A grant of $2,000 to Progress Castlecliff Incorporated to assist with the restoration of dunelands at Castlecliff Coastal Reserve, Wanganui. Specifically, the grant will assist with the purchase of fertiliser and of over 1,000 native ecosourced coastal plants such as pingao.
Project number: CCF-085
Project name: Tawhirihoe Sand Stabilisation/ Coastal Planting Project
Organisation: Tanenuiarangi Manawatu Incorporated Wanganui
Funded: $12,068
Brief description: A grant of $12,068 to Tanenuiarangi Manawatu Incorporated to assist with their dune restoration project in the Tawhirihoe Scientific Reserve, Tangimoana. Specifically, the grant will assist with specialist dune restoration advice, fencing, purchasing 5,000 ecosourced spinifex seedlings, and fertiliser. This project is part of a wider dune stabilisation project that has been carried out over the years to create a protective belt for the Tahirihoe Scientific Reserve.
Project number: CCF-089
Project name: Tapuarau Restoration Project
Organisation: Te Haapai Mauri Ltd Wanganui
Funded: $27,040
Brief description: A grant of $27,040 to Te Haapai Mauri Ltd to assist with the restoration of dunelands and riparian margins near Waitotara, South Taranaki. Specifically, the grant will assist with purchasing fertiliser, native ecosourced plants for the riparian site and the duneland area, and purchasing hand tools to enable volunteers from the community to take part in the planned planting and weeding days.
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Wellington
Project number: CCF-065
Project name: Railway Land Riparian Restoration
Organisation: Trelissick Park Group Wellington
Funded: $4,337
Brief description: A grant of $4,337 to the Trelissick Park Group to assist with the restoration of a 1 hectare area of riparian shrubland on railway land, which will enhance the Group's previous restoration work in Trellissick Park, Wellington. This further project involves clearing blackberry from the site and planting over 1,000 native ecosourced trees. The blackberry clearance will remove this significant source of weed incursion for the Park.
Project number: CCF-071
Project name: Makoura Stream Restoration Project
Organisation: Sustainable Wairarapa Incorporated Wellington
Funded: $34,500
Brief description: A grant of $34,500 to Sustainable Wairarapa Incorporated to assist with restoring the riparian habitat along the Makoura Stream in Masterton. Specifically, the grant will assist with willow and blackberry removal, as well as the purchase of 5,000 native ecosourced plants which will be planted by volunteers from the community on organised planting days.
Project number: CCF-088
Project name: Raumati Escarpment Reserve
Organisation: Nga Uruora - Kapiti Project Inc. Wellington
Funded: $15,300
Brief description: A grant of $15,300 to Nga Uruora - Kapiti Project Incorporated to assist with the restoration of coastal forest on the Raumati escarpment. The project, which is part of the groups larger restoration vision for the Paekakariki area, involves planting 8,000 native ecosourced plants in the reseve as well as doing weed control and release spraying. The new plantings will act as a buffer for the existing remnant forest against drying winds and the reinvasion of weeds.
Project number: CCF-090
Project name: Restoration of the Poplar Avenue Wetland at Queen Elizabeth Park
Organisation: The Raumati South Residents' Association Incorporated Wellington
Funded: $36,567
Brief description: A grant of $36,567 to The Raumati South Residents' Association Incorporated to assist with the restoration of the Poplar Avenue wetland in Queen Elizabeth Park. Specifically, the grant will assist with the purchase of over 18,000 native ecosourced plants which will be planted at the project site by local school childen and members of the local community. The project expands on an area of previous restoration plantings and will help create a more continuous buffer of indigenous vegetation around the wetland. This will reduce weed reinvasion in the wetland and reduce nutrient runoff from surrounding farmland.
Project number: CCF-091
Project name: Barr-Brown Restoration Project
Organisation: Featherston Walkways and Reserves Trust Wellington
Funded: $6,368
Brief description: A grant of $6,638 to the Featherston Walkways and Reserves Trust to assist with the restoration of the Barr-Brown Reserve, Featherston. Specifically, the grant will assist with weed control over a 2 hectare area, which will then be planted with native ecosourced plants. The weed control will enhance the biodivserity of the area, which patch links with other similar forest remnants.
Project number: CCF-095
Project name: Restoration of the Dune Swamp Podocarp Forest Remnant at Queen Elizabeth Park
Organisation: Friends of Queen Elizabeth Regional Park (Kapiti) Trust Wellington
Funded: $34,125
Brief description: A grant of up to $34,125 to the Friends of Queen Elizabeth Regional Park (Kapiti) Trust to assist with the restoration of a dune swamp podocarp forest remant in the Queen Elizabeth Park, Wellington. This 18.5 hectare site will be planted with 30,000 native ecosourced plants by volunteers from the local community. The project will provide buffering and protection of the forest and wetland remants and will improve the long-term viability of nationally threatend and locally rare species present at the site.
Project number: CCF-096
Project name: Castlepoint Dune Restoration
Organisation: Castlepoint Ratepayers and Residents Association Wellington
Funded: $11,513
Brief description: A grant of $11,513 to the Castlepoint Ratepayers and Residents Association to assist with the restablishment of dunes in front of the seawall at Castlepoint. Specifically, the grant will assist with weed control, fencing, rabbit control, purchasing over 2,000 native ecosourced plants to be planted by the local community and purchasing fertiliser for the plants.
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Nelson/Marlborough
Project number: CCF-061
Project name: Tane's Ark, Mapua
Organisation: Friends of Mapua Wetland Incorporated Nelson/Marlborough
Funded: $9,808
Brief description: A grant of $9,808 to the Friends of Mapua Wetland to assist with the restoration of swamp forest within Mapua Village, 15km West of Nelson. The restoration will involve weed control and planting native eco-sourced plants at this important wetland site, as there is only 3% of this type of indigenous vegetation remaining. The project will also provide an ecological corridor by linking coastal forest to samp forest and provide habitat for threatened birds such as banded rail.
Project number: CCF-062
Project name: Grovetown Lagoon Restoration
Organisation: Te Whanau Hou - Grovetown Lagoon Incorporated Nelson/Marlborough
Funded: $27,586
Brief description: A grant of $27,586 to Te Whanau Hou - Grovetown Lagoon Incorporated to assist with the restoration of a 4 hectare area of wetland next to the Grovetown Lagoon, Blenheim. Specifically, the grant will assist with willow removal and purchasing 5,000 native ecosourced plants which will be planted with the help of a wide number of community groups and volunteers from the local community. This project is part of a wider restoration programme for the entire lagoon. The weed removal and plantings will greatly enhance the ecological vlaues of the area.
Project number: CCF-070
Project name: Puketawai Cultural and Ecological Restoration
Organisation: Tiakina te Taiao Nelson/Marlborough
Funded: $13,585
Brief description: A grant of $13,585 to Tiakina te Taiao to assist with the restoration of lowland shrubland and wetland areas at Puketawai near Nelson. The project involves clearing the planting site of gorse and other weeds and planting 3,000 native ecosourced plants. The plantings will increase connectivity between the forests and aquatic environments adjacent to the planting site.
Project number: CCF-086
Project name: Rarangi Beach Restoration
Organisation: Rarangi Landcare Group Nelson/Marlborough
Funded: $11,500
Brief description: A grant of $11,500 to the Rarangi Landcare Group to assist with the restoration of the dunes at Rarangi Beach near Blenheim. The project will involve weed control and planting of over 2,500 native ecosourced dune plants such as sand tussock and spinifex. Coastal vegetation has been significanlty reduced nationally. This project will resotre a 3 hectare duneland foreshore area and enhance habitat for threatened insects and lizards.
Project number: CCF-087
Project name: Kaikoura Walkway Restoration Planting
Organisation: Te Runanga O Kaikoura Nelson/Marlborough
Funded: $13,600
Brief description: A grant of $13,600 to Te Runanga O Kaikoura to assist with restoration of coastal vegetation along the Kaikoura Peninsula walkway. Coastal vegetation has been significanlty reduced or modified nationally and is almost entirely absent on the Kaikoura Peninsula. The project involves weed removal from the planting areas and plantings to be undertaken by the Runanga, schools, and local residents.
Project number: CCF-093
Project name: Black Valley Stream Restoration Project
Organisation: Rotoiti District Community Council Nelson/Marlborough
Funded: $6,010
Brief description: A grant of $6,010 to the Rotoiti District Community Council to assist with the restoration of a 250 metre section of riparian habitat along the Black Valley Stream, Lake Rotoiti, Nelson. Specifically, the grant will assist with the purchase of over 2,000 native ecosourced plants which will be planted by local volunteers. The plantings will follow the removal of willows and other weeds from the area, and stabilise the stream bank and improve the habitat for long-finned eels, koaro and upland bully.
Project number: CCF-097
Project name: Golden Bay Transfer Station Reserve Restoration Project
Organisation: Golden Bay Branch, Royal Forest & Bird Protection Society Nelson/Marlborough
Funded: $10,500
Brief description: A grant of $10,500 to the Golden Bay Branch of the Royal Forest & Bird Protection Society to assist with the restoration of a forest remnant in the Golden Bay Transfer Station Reserve. Specifically, the grant will assist with the purchase of 3,000 native ecosourced plants to be planted by volunteers from the local community. The Society will be undertaking weed control of the area to enable the site to be planted.
Project number: CCF-098
Project name: Stage 2, Otuwhero Wetland Revegetation
Organisation: Abel Tasman Educational Trust Nelson/Marlborough
Funded: $8,650
Brief description: A grant of $8,650 to the Abel Tasman Educational Trust to assist with the restoration of areas of riparian and wetland habitat along Sandy Bay - Marahau Road, North of Motueka. Specifically, the grant will assist with weed control at the sites and the purchasing of 3,000 native ecosourced plants which will be planted by conservation students and volunteers from the local community. The project will enhance connectivity bewteen the saltmarsh and native forest areas.
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West Coast
Project number: CCF-077
Project name: Kakapotahi Ecological Area Replanting
Organisation: Friends of Shearer Swamp West Coast
Funded: $3,295
Brief description: A grant of $3,295 to the Friends of Shearer Swamp to assist with the restoration of riparian margins to the South of Shearer Swamp near Ross. The project aims to replant a previously grazed area with native ecosourced plants to provide a buffer between the lagoon and surrounding farmland. The project also involves weed control. Planting days will be advertised to enable the community to be involved.
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Canterbury
Project number: CCF-058
Project name: Old Quarry and Chalmers Farm and Track Restoration
Organisation: Lyttelton Environment Group Canterbury
Funded: $13,237
Brief description: A grant of $13,237 to the Lyttelton Environment Group to assist with the restoration of the Tauhinukorokio and Lyttelton Reserves by removing wilding pines and planting native ecosourced plants.
Project number: CCF-064
Project name: Sage Reserve Recovery
Organisation: Govenors Bay Community Association Inc. Canterbury
Funded: $10,500
Brief description: A grant of $10,500 to the Govenors Bay Community Association to assist with the restoration of Sage Reserve in Lyttelton. The project will help restore coastal forest, which has been significantly reduced nationally, by fencing the site, undertaking weed control and planting 1,000 native ecosourced plants.
Project number: CCF-072
Project name: Silverstream Reserve
Organisation: Silverstream Reserve Advisory Group Canterbury
Funded: $31,500
Brief description: A grant of $31,500 to the Silverstream Reserve Advisory Group to assist with the restoration of historic kahikatea/matai pdocarp forest and totara/podocarp forest in the Silverstream Reserve, Kaiapoi. Specifically, the grant will assist with purchasing 5,000 native ecosourced plants and protective netting for the plants. The Group will be undetaking pre-planting weed control as there are dense areas of noxious weeds at the site.
Project number: CCF-083
Project name: River-side Reserve Project
Organisation: Waiau Citizens Association Incorporated Canterbury
Funded: $4,000
Brief description: A grant of $4,000 to the Waiau Citizens Association Incorporated to assist with the restoration of riparian habitat in a reserve on the Mason River in Waiau. Specifically, the grant will assist with purchasing native ecosourced plants which will be planted by volunteers from the community. The plantings will create a corridor linking the Waiau "River-side" reserve to the Township.
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Otago
Project number: CCF-066
Project name: Restoration Plan for Public Land at Hawksbury Lagoon
Organisation: Hawksbury Lagoon Inc. Otago
Funded: $18,122
Brief description: A grant of $18,122 to Hawksbury Lagoon Incorporated to assist with the restoration of the riparian margins of Hawkesbury Lagoon. The project will involve the area being cleared of weeds and then planted with 3,000 native ecosourced plants. The plantings will be undertaken by volunteers from the community on organised planting days. The native plants will improve the water quality in the lagoon by reducing runoff, and will also provide habitat for native birds such as the threatened Grey duck.
Project number: CCF-073
Project name: RECWK Waikouaiti-Karitane Estuary Restoration Project
Organisation: River-Estuary Care: Waikouaiti-Karitane Incorporated (RECWK) Otago
Funded: $21,800
Brief description: A grant of $21,800 to River-Estuary Care: Waikouaiti-Karitane Incorporated (RECWK) to assist with the restoration of saltmarsh and riparian areas in the Waikouaiti River Estuary. Specifically, the grant will assist with the purchase of 6,000 native ecosourced plants which will be planted by volunteers from the community. The plantings will improve habitat quality and quantity for threatened bird and insect fauna and also provide connectivity with other restored areas.
Project number: CCF-079
Project name: Lindis Pass Tall Tussock Enhancement Project
Organisation: Lindis Pass Conservation Group Incorporated Otago
Funded: $8,000
Brief description: A grant of $8,000 to Lindis Pass Conservation Group Incorporated to assist with the collection of seed and propagation for a tall tussock pilot planting project in the Lindia Pass summit area. The planting will provide more extensive coverage of tall tussock in denuded areas in the Pass. The project will provide the conservation community with valuable information on propagating the tall tussock sepcies.
Project number: CCF-084
Project name: Kaikorai Estuary Restoration Project
Organisation: Dunedin Environment Centre Trust Otago
Funded: $21,000
Brief description: A grant of $21,000 to the Dunedin Environment Centre Trust to assist with the restoration of estuarine habitat in the Kaikorai Estuary, Dunedin. Specifically, the grant will assist with the propagation and planting of native ecosourced plants at the site. The plantings will increase the habitat for a number of nationally threatened birds and freshwater fish and serve as a buffer for remaining habitat from the impacts of surrounding landuses.
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Southland
Project number: CCF-082
Project name: Waituna Gravel Pit Community Restoration Project
Organisation: Waituna Landcare Group Incorporated Southland
Funded: $13,755
Brief description: A grant of $13,755 to Waituna Landcare Group Incorporated to assist with the restoration of a gravel pit adjoining the Awarua Waituna wetlands in Southland. Specifically, the grant will assist with the the purchase of over 2,000 native ecosourced wetland plant species, the construction of a weir, fencing and gravel removal to reduce the seed source of weeds.
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