Wiremū St Reserve- Tūrangi
Kids Greening Taupō received funding from Waikato Regional Council in 2024, which allowed us to begin working in Tūrangi. We were excited to start making Tūrangi even more beautiful for people and wildlife! In September 2024 we joined Brenna from Taupō District Council and worked with tamariki from Te Kura O Hirangi and Tongariro School to put almost 150 native plants in the ground in the Wiremū St Reserve. Our coordinator, Rachel taught the students about some of our special native plants, their traditional uses, and how they fit into the ecosystem. The students also enjoyed taking out some big invasive weeds - broom, gorse, cotoneaster, blackberry, and flowering cherries and then having an ice-cream for their hard work!
It was a fun day with a great group of enthusiastic young people. They are already planning to return to do another weeding session and remove more of the invasive weeds that are taking over the reserve.
