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Piha - Glenesk Revegetation Project

Waitakere Ranges Neighbourhood Restoration Initiative

Residents in Glenesk Road, Piha have got together to plan a programme to eliminate invasive weeds from private and public land in their street.

25/7/08 Glenesk Corner Planting - Piha HERE it is [1827kb].pdf This is the planting plan done by Kirsty Hall, Restoration Ecologist, of Waitakere City Council. This plan has been done in consultation with the great Glenesk Revegeration Project folk in Piha. What great work they are doing in conjunction with all the experts WCC can throw at them. Thanks to everyone involved. For a description of the plants in this plan go to the bottom of this page ............

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Community Planting Day - Aug 10th 2008: Damn! The Glenesk Project got to plant out before the Beach Valley Project! Oh well .......... that's life ...... and it was a wonderful day too. All you folk up Glenesk; you're doing one amazing job. Here are some of the photos I took today: All photos can't be clicked for larger images.

low: This is an overview of the Glenesk / Seaview Road corner where the first 'plant out' was done today.

And below a photo taken 12/8/08 - its planted! Well done and looking forward to the growth.

Below from left: Yvonne Cleverly, Project Coordinator, Mary Stewart, ARC, helping and Chris Ferkins WCC with Dianne Sparrow.

Below: All the wonderful Glenesk Residents planting out

From Left: Sharon and Tracey (new Editor in Chief of Piha Community News): general bods, and next ................? and last general bods again

Below from left: one publicity shy local ( I won't name but if you need water phone him .... ) who is scared someone may be looking for and recognise him! 2nd: Shelley France who was driving past, saw the workers so went home and got her gardening gear and came down to help out - one of the great things a Community Project like this encourages, Mary Stewarts darling wee son who happily entertained himself while Mum worked and then Me .... after stepping back to take a photo and put my left in the bog to the huge amusement of the 'workers' - thanks Geoff for getting the photo ...... great fun!

As if that wasn't enough work for the day I returned later to find them still planting further up Glenesk on a bank side . . .

While this was happening in Piha I took off to a Garden Tour, with 5th Season, of the Auckland Domain. Below: a beautiful display of carex, astelia and gahnia.

I couldn't help but notice Chris Ferkins T-shirt so took this photo and googled North-West Wild Link HERE

North West Wild Link

Community Working Day - May 7th 2008:

Piha Coastcare Glen Esk Project

Left:The Glen Esk Road Team.

Coastcare Piha Glen Esk project

Piha Coastcare Glen Esk Group These are thumbnails - click to see larger photos

Piha Bech Coast Care project

Waitakere Weed Free project Piha Beach Coast Care weed eradication

For more info Yvonne Cleverley on 8128 381 / 817 3342 Email Yvonner Pat on 8128 202

Plant description and photos from the Glenesk Planting plan:

Cordyline australis Cabbage Tree: Clump on stream edge for erosion prevension

Phormium tenax - Flax Plant: on drier edges and next to bush

Apodasmia similis Oioi; jointed rush; : Attractive native rush of coastal wetlands. One of my absolute fvourites!

Coprosma acerosa Critically threatened! Sprawling coastal plant with airy orange branches and small green leaves

Carex vergata A beautiful swamp sedge - rubust native sedge

Coprosma repens - Taupata Coastal shrub with shiny leaes and orange berries - great for the birds!

Pseudopanax lessoni - hardy coastal five finger

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