Tavora Trip

On Wednesday 19th September Room 14 heading out to Tavora Reserve near Palmerston to work with the Yellow Eyed Penguin Trust for our community services day. We spent the morning planting native Pikau plants and Cooks scruvy plants. Anita from the Yellow Eyed Penguin trust and Leith the ranger talked to us about the impact early settlers had on the coast line by clearing the forests for farmland. They also introduced pests such as ferrets, stoats, cats and dogs which still attack the penguin chicks. The Trust has bought the land and trying to replant into native forest and native grasses on the dunes. We then went for a walk over the bluff and around the reserve. The weather was fantastic and it was an awesome day out. We helped plant over 1000 seedlings and learnt alot about the impact we have on the environment and how we can make a difference.
Community Services Day at Tavora on PhotoPeach