June Meeting
Date: Tuesday June 14th
Time: 7:30 pm
Place: Te Manawa, Main Street, Palmerston North
Everybody welcome! Our guest speaker this month will be John Flenley. John will give an illustrated talk on EASTER ISLAND. Easter Island was once a densely forested seabird paradise. It is now a cautionary tale of mankind's "eco-stupidity"! John is a retired Professor of Geography from Massey University - now a Professor Emeritus - who holds a Doctor of Science degree from Cambridge University, and a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the Australian National University, Canberra. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand. As well as his academic qualifications, John has visited Easter Island on 7 occasions, each visit being for between 2 and 4 weeks which, when combined with co-authoring a booking on the subject, which is now in its third edition, makes him very well qualified to speak on the subject. John has been a financial member of the Manawatu Branch of Forest and Bird for 22 years.
Butterfly Haven
Paul Vandenberg, who is one of our financial members and a very accomplished photographer, is in the throes of establishing a "Butterfly Haven" in Milson. Paul is looking for 2 or 3 butterfly enthusiasts to join him on the project. So, if you would like to help, please call Paul on either 353-7640 or 0275-349434. Paul will briefly "expand" on his ideas during the regular monthly meeting of Forest and Bird on Tuesday - June 14th. You may have seen a photograph that Paul took in "The Tribune" dated May 25th - the photograph is of approx 30 Monarch butterflies in a willow tree in Apollo Park, Milson.
Painting The Gorge Red
On Saturday the 18th of June at 9.00am we will be assembling in the car-park at the Ashhurst end of the Manawatu Gorge to plant some Rata and Kanuka trees. Please bring a spade, gardening gloves and a raincoat (just in case). The "team leader" for this Habitat Restoration Project is Chris Thomasen, who can be contacted on 323-6876. All being well, the planting should be finished by 12 noon.
Tree Planting
Another opportunity to practise your planting skills! Forest and Bird / K.C.C. in a joint venture with Flooring Xtra, Feilding and the Horizons Regional Council, will be planting nearly 400 (yes ! nearly Four Hundred) trees. The meeting point for participants is the Feilding Railway Station - 9.00am - Saturday 25th of June. The planting will be done in the Makino Road area of Feilding. Please bring your Gumboots, Gloves and a Spade. The team leader for this "expedition" is Alan Hawkins, whose telephone number is 323-0583.
