We are excited about getting the shade house up and running again this year. We have had a few challenges, most recently a snail attack which decimated quite a few fresh sweet seedlings. So, in true Worser Bay style we show some grit and get the show on the road again. We want to be part of the reforestration of Te Motu Kairangi, to try to replace some of the forest which existed here in the past. Did you know that we have lost about 99% of the forest cover in the region as a result of human impact?
If we are to take positive action we need to be developing our knowledge around how to run a nursery. Who better to ask than the experts, Tom Mayo and crew at the Berhampore Nursery.
Tom told us about seed collection happening all over Wellington, seed raising mix and methods, irrigation and hardening off before the rākau are planted out. Did you know that the nursery grows about 100 000 trees are year to be planted outz/ We thought that was incredible.
The trip organised by Chloe Bisley-Wright our Enviroschools coordinator also involved students from Miramar Central who have their own plans and questions. It was great connecting with other kids interested in this environmental work.
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