On 27 February our Shade House Crew had the opportunity to work with members of the public to propagate seeds from Titirangi/Kaiti Hill with Kauri Forno.
They met at the Summit Carpark and learnt about how the new trees had been planted and that the time was right to propagate/collect seeds from these trees to grow new ones in the nursery at EIT. These will grow in shadehouses and then when they are bigger and ready - they will be planted back on Kaiti Hill.
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| TV crew capturing the hard work! |
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| At EIT planting the seeds |
Our Shade House crew do an awesome job at propagating seeds and growing plants at school - this was a great initiative to take that further into our local community.
Their hard mahi was also captured by Te Ao Maori News!
Click here to see our team and others in action on the day.
We look forward to the Shade House crew sharing their expertise with us and others in the future!
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| Making sure they're ready to grow |
On 27 February our Shade House Crew had the opportunity to work with members of the public to propagate seeds from Titirangi/Kaiti Hill with Kauri Forno.
They met at the Summit Carpark and learnt about how the new trees had been planted and that the time was right to propagate/collect seeds from these trees to grow new ones in the nursery at EIT. These will grow in shadehouses and then when they are bigger and ready - they will be planted back on Kaiti Hill.
WOW what a great day and such a worthwhile activity. When I walk up Kaiti Hill, I see all the native trees growing, particularly near the new Home Guard track. A few years ago this side of the Titirangi was covered in pine trees and scrub. It is a wonderful project to be involved with and in the future you will be able to see the forest you helped to plant. Thank you!
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