Conservation Week is an annual event led by DOC, and this year's focus is on taking a moment to benefit nature, which simultaneously benefits your own wellbeing. This year, Conservation Week is 5 to 11 September.
The Conservation Week workshops at Waitomo Glow Worm Caves visitor centre will be hosted by Tourism Holdings Limited's Waitomo-based staff, who have been employed in conservation work as part of the Government's Jobs for Nature programme. The workshops are being delivered in partnership with Ōtorohanga Kiwi House, Te Hau Kainga o Pureora and other local groups.
During the Conservation Week workshops participants can learn about the cultural, environmental and spiritual benefits of connecting with the land. The workshops will cover on a wide range of topics such as cultural practices and Maramataka/Māori lunar calendar, pest species identification, control and monitoring, weed control methods, Mātauranga Māori, monitoring for the environment and more.
The Tourism Holdings Limited Jobs for Nature crew has been involved in maintaining 18 kms of tracks in DOC's Maniapoto district, as well as working on DOC-managed reserves, carrying out riparian planting and pest control.
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