Forest and Bird teams up with gang
SOUTHLAND BRANCH is working with a local Maori gang to develop a wetland reserve at Riverton. Members of the Mangu Kaha gang have helped with weed clearance in the six-hectare reserve. Gang president Peter Warren said his members supported efforts to conserve the area, and the work would help some of the younger members develop work skills. Forest and Bird has contributed a grant towards the wetland work which is being coordinated by the Riverton Estuary Care Society. Apart from Mangu Kaha and Forest and Bird, other groups involved in the project are the Department of Conservation, Southland Regional Council, Fish and Game, and the local ornithological society.
The wetland development should improve native fish habitat and encourage birds such as marsh crakes and fernbirds, which are relatively rare in the area, to breed there. Long-term plans included boardwalks and signs.
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Forest and Bird, Issue 281, 1 August 1996, Page 13
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