Tui To Town 2011
Thursday 1 September 2011, 4:09PM
By Marlborough District Council
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The Tui to Town project is now into its fourth season, promoting natural habitat restoration on the Wairau Plain.
Council is encouraging people to report any sightings of tui on the Wairau Plain area around Blenheim or in the Waihopai and also to consider planting suitable native plants to provide habitat for tui and other native birds and insects.
Sightings: Don’t forget to report sightings of tui on the Wairau Plain - either do it online http://www.marlborough.govt.nz/Environment/
Land/Ecology-Projects/Tui-to-Town/Report-Tui-Sighting-Form.aspx (www.marlborough.govt.nz),
by email to tui@marlborough.govt.nz or phone Council on Ph: 520 7400.
Plantings: funding may be available to help with suitable native plantings that are a minimum of 1000 square metres in area within the Wairau Plain area. A contribution of $1 per plant up to a maximum of $1000.00 is available.
While some plantings are underway there is still time to apply for funding for this spring season’s plantings. Have a look at the details on the Council website or ring Nicky Eade to discuss on Ph: 520 7400.
For those that are interested - a full report on the Tui to Town project is available on the Council website.