2nd BIG MCC community weeding event |
MCC invites you to come along to our second BIG community weeding event to clear Old Man’s Beard vines climbing up the large native trees from a site in the Motueka Valley next to Haycocks Bush. Last time the community managed to clear a length of 700 metres. Let’s see if we can top that!
This second community event is part of a wider MCC project to control weeds in this riparian area. It needs a BIG effort over the next year and this event will carry on the good work started at our last event.
When: Sunday 10 November, 10am – 1pm
Where: Opposite Haycocks Bush, Motueka River West Bank Road (parking and assembly details to be confirmed
MCC will provide some tools and equipment. However please bring your own secateurs, gloves and a folding saw if you have them. Come in working clothes (long sleeves and pants) appropriate for the weather with sturdy shoes/boots and a raincoat, and be prepared to get stuck in! Experts will be there to explain how to do the mahi.
There’ll be some refreshments provided afterwards.
This event is part of a larger weeding project supported by MCC along the Motueka River West Bank riparian strip between the Graham River confluence and working upstream to a QEII block. This will involve ongoing weeding sessions between July 2024 and July 2026. Some of this weeding will be done by community weeding croups, and some by contractors.