Volunteers needed for replanting rare dune plants and planting to provide shade for the streams When:  9.30 – 11.30am Tuesdays from … Continue reading Biodiversity project needs volunteers!

Biodiversity News
Information for volunteers and all interested in the environment on the Kapiti Coast Continue reading Kapiti biodiversity project newsletter

Recently we had an experimental drone flyover of part of the escarpment. Professional drone flyer and photographer John Mills was … Continue reading Drones on the escarpment

We recently installed a great new sign describing a bit about who we are and what we do.  Many thanks … Continue reading Show me a sign!

Ken Fraser “This is crazy!” We were hacking a path through 2-metre tall cape ivy in the quarry. We kept … Continue reading How it started: Paekakariki Escarpment track

Nga Uruora is playing a key part in creating a ‘Kapiti Mainland Island’. This is an area where intensive animal … Continue reading Creating a Kapiti Mainland Island

Some professional scientists are sniffy about the role of amateurs, but as an increasing number of academic papers makes clear, … Continue reading Rise of the citizen scientist

Angus from @PredatorFreeNZ will be talking about his work Queen Elizabeth Park AGM. Monday 24th August at 7.30pm. Paraparaumu Library All welcome!! … Continue reading Friends of Queen Elizabeth Park AGM coming soon

The stoat is a member of the mustelid family, along with weasels and ferrets. It was introduced to New Zealand in … Continue reading Learn about the negative impact stoats have on New Zealand’s native species and what’s being done to control this fierce predator.