Upcoming events
Planting events in May and June 2012
The Christchurch City Council will hold a number of replanting and plant restoration events at parks around the city in May and June 2012.
The replanting event on 10 June at South New Brighton Park is to replace the earthquake damaged mature trees which were removed late last year. The replanting will occur in and around the stumps of the felled trees. This event was made possible due to a donation from the Auckland Council.
The restoration planting events at Marleys Hill, Dry Bush and Charlesworth Wetland Reserve are part of the Council’s ongoing parks plant restoration programmes.
These events coincide with Arbor Day and World Environment Day on Tuesday 5 June 2012.
Planting events are for people of all ages. Bring along gloves, gumboots and a shovel. Check the weather report before you leave home and bring along warm or wet-weather clothing if required.
Planting events at Christchurch parks during May/June are:
Date | Location | Timing | Other details |
Sunday 20 May
(restoration) | Charlesworth Wetland Reserve | 10am-midday | Meet at the reserve carpark on Charlesworth Street, just past the entrance to Trees for Canterbury, by 10am. There are 2000 coastal bush and shrub land plants, to be planted. |
Saturday 2 June
(restoration) | Marleys Hill | 1pm-3pm | Meet at the top of Worsleys Road by 1pm. |
Saturday 9 June
(restoration) | Dry Bush, Port Hills Park | 1pm-3pm | Meet on the Summit Road at the top of Huntsbury Track by 1pm. |
Sunday 10 June
(replanting) | South New Brighton Park | 10am-1pm | There are 3400 plants, which are a mix of native species and stone pine trees, to be planted. Meet at the end of Ebbtide Street by 10am. Free sausage sizzle at 1pm. Postponement day is 17 June. |
You can find out more information about other Christchurch parks volunteer days from the PDF documents below.
Find out more
To participate in these events please let the organiser know your interest as soon as possible.Read the Volunteer Guidelines now (or before you leave home) to see what's involved and what you need to bring.
| Port Hills (various) | Tree planting and care | Ongoing | Port Hills planting days [PDF 17KB] | Di Carter
(03) 941 7572 or 027 201 5653 |
| Port Hills (Victoria Park) | Mountain-biking tracks | Monthly | | Graham Allen
allan.gbr@xtra.co.nz |
Port Hills (various) | Walking tracks | Weekly | Summit Road Society website | See website |
Charlesworth Reserve (Ferrymead) | Weed busting, tree planting | Monthly | Charlesworth planting days [Doc 26KB] | Andrew Crossland
027 434 1155 |
Travis Wetland (north) | Tree planting, weed busting | Monthly | Travis volunteer days [Doc 30KB] | John Skilton
027 4968 935 |
Bottle Lake and Spencer Park (north) | Cleanups, tree planting | | To suit – groups welcome | Park Rangers
(03) 941 8999 |
| The Styx (north) | Water monitoring | Monthly | | Victor Brown
021 116 9133 |
| The Groynes (north-west) | Various | | To suit – groups welcome | Park Rangers
(03) 941 8999 |
| Conservation Volunteers | Various | Ongoing | Conservation Volunteers website | Marnie Kent
(03) 669 2204 or 021 686 292 |
| Halswell Quarry | Tree planting, weed busting | Ongoing | Halswell Quarry Planting days [PDF 51KB] | Paul Devlin
027 226 7962 |
Other events and programmes
