2022 Pest Control Operation – Phase 1

2022 Pest Control Operation – Phase 1

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August 26, 2022

Meet at the corner of Pukehangi and Rotoehu Roads at 9am. We will then proceed into the forest where tasks will be assigned before setting off to fill bait stations with 300g of Ratabate

If you are able to attend the workday on Saturday 10th September, let us know. Please note we may move the workday to Sunday if the weather is not suitable.

RET will be providing

handwashing facilities
gloves
pack liners
snacks and nibbles for humans and rats
Kokako Organic coffee and hot chocolate/tea

Workday – what to bring

sturdy footwear
long sleeves and pants (pest control requires full coverage)
change of clothes if you want to change prior to going home (especially if you have pets)
weatherproof clothing
water bottle snack food
refillable cup
day pack
enthusiasm

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Big thanks to our volunteers who turned up to our first workday of the year. It was also an important occasion with Manawahe Eco Trust heading over the hill to help us out for the day and also start with some plans on how we can link our two important relict #kokako populations! Exciting stuff!

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Many thanks to the Baygold Ltd team for their assi

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We are very excited to announce that for the next 2 days, all donations will be matched by our friends at Timberlands Ltd!

This means that every donation you make between now and the end of Friday will be worth double to us - so… if you contribute $30, it will be matched by Timberlands Ltd, and will be worth $60 to us!

Visit the link in our bio to make a donation and help us double the impact we are making in our community.

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We’re taking part in our first crowdfunding camp

We’re taking part in our first crowdfunding campaign! Unfortunately the funding for this critical conservation work is harder to secure than ever before and we need your help!

The link to our givealittle page is in our bio. Every donation, no matter the size, makes a difference! Thank you for your generosity 💙 The campaign ends Friday 17 November.

We would be so grateful for your support if you could share our campaign video far and wide 💙

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As you may have heard, we are participating in a fundraising campaign to raise the necessary funds to continue our critical work protecting the beautiful kōkako population we are lucky enough to have.

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Dave, Chris and Chris have completed the third day

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Today, 20 pairs were recorded in just the southern half of “PEA2”. Get this - in 2019, 22 pairs were recorded in THE WHOLE of the PEA2 area.

So far, these are excellent results for the individuals and groups, which support the Rotoehu kōkako population. BIG thank you to you all! And more updates to come!

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The kōkako 🐦 population survey starts this week at Rotoehu. The coffee ☕️ has been dispatched @kokakocoffee and the survey team arrives later this week. 📋

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A big thank you to all the volunteers who came along and helped at our first workday for 2023!! Great to have lots of #kokako singing away this morning.

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Another year of pest control is now complete. It has been a tricky year with the weather but we are happy with our results. A great big thank you to all the volunteers who have turned up this year and all our sponsors who have made this year possible.

Big thanks to everyone who turned up and helped at

Big thanks to everyone who turned up and helped at our workday last weekend. As an extra surprise, we had some pots of @kokakocoffee on hand (maybe new workday requirement).

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Thanks to everyone who turned up today to drink @e

Thanks to everyone who turned up today to drink @everybirdcoffee and do a bit of work! Finally the weather turned it on.

It’s always special to hear a dawn chorus at Rot

It’s always special to hear a dawn chorus at Rotoehu. The #kokako are currently gearing up for what will hopefully be another successful breeding season so are extra vocal.

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Big thanks to everyone who turned up to our rather

Big thanks to everyone who turned up to our rather damp work day today. The weather may have been cold and wet but our spirits were high! Especially when we could finish the day with fresh, hot coffee brewed by Mr @kokakocoffee himself (@trellicktower) and the rest of the crew who travelled all the way from Auckland to help out.

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Some last minute seedling and sapling monitoring of our new block which will have its first ground based pest control starting on Wednesday. It’s fantastic to get this pre monitoring completed as it will help to show if our pest control is working: lots of seedling equals less browsing animals or seed-eating pests in the bush which in turn equals happy biome!

Big thanks to everyone who turned up today to help

Big thanks to everyone who turned up today to help collect the rat monitoring cards along with some track clearing. Our pest control operation kicks off next month so stay tuned if you are keen to help.

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