Here you will find different ways you can get involved with the environmental programmes around Auckland. You can search to find everything from volunteering opportunities and how to make your own compost to fun events and education programmes. Curriculum linked educational discovery walks through a range of reserves and habitats. For students years 5 to 13. Shellfish monitoring provides an ecological health indicator for the beaches of the Hauraki Gulf. It also aims to increase environmental awareness of the shellfish harvesting limits. All you need to know about how to make great compost, improve your soil and produce fantastic fertilisers for your plants, veggies and garden. Ecoevents is a community-led website that connects Aucklanders to environmental events. It is a platform to make connections and facilitate action in the community. Enviroschools is a facilitated Education for Sustainability programme that uses a whole school approach to benefit the school and wider community. Learn basic gardening skills and grow vegetables on a free gardening plot for a season (winter or summer). Teaching gardens are located around south Auckland. Based in Auckland's Regional Park, LTE is a hands-on curriculum based Education for Sustainability Programme. Led by experienced teachers and park rangers, programmes inspire children to make a difference to their environment. An Education for Sustainability youth leadership programme for secondary students with a focus on learning and taking action for a sustainable future. Environmental and bicultural education programmes for the community about Mangere Mountain and its related environments. Learn about your different nappy choices to help reduce landfill. Find a cloth nappy workshop near you. Advisory service for Education for Sustainability projects or programmes in schools. Led by experienced teachers topics include sustainability, gardening, biodiversity, biosecurity and conscious consumerism. Help improve our city’s parks and natural environment. Plant native plants to help fight weeds, minimise erosion, and provide habitat and food for native birds and other wildlife. Large-Scale environmental restoration and stormwater management project. Free walk and talk programmes guided by park rangers. These programmes are located in parks around south Auckland and run throughout the year. For residents of the North Shore and Hibiscus/Bays areas who have or border a stream. Improve natural habitats on your private property.
This is a hands-on programme in which school students raise and nurture a range of native tree seedlings. Do you want to have some fun and escape the city? Why not come along and explore your Auckland regional parks as a friend or volunteer. A water quality monitoring, education and action programme for community groups and schools in the Auckland region. The centre is located at the refuse and recycling transfer station in Henderson and offers a range of information on waste minimisation and alternatives to waste disposal. An Education for Sustainability programme that assists schools to reduce their waste and teaches students best waste reduction practices. |