Blue Wellington - A fun, informal network that helps give our seas a hand.
Blue Wellington is a sub-group of the Wellington branch of Forest & Bird. We are a network of both Forest & Bird members and non-members, who collectively encourage the sharing of ideas and the active taking of steps to improve the health of our coastal and sea environments.
Bi-monthly we host fun and informal gatherings to enable the networking of groups and individuals. We share information and ideas, host interesting speakers and present jaw dropping movies and images - all focussed on our marine and coastal environments.
Blue Wellington also collate an information packed monthly e-newsletter and provide up to date news on the regions happenings via our online Facebook and web pages.
Check out the latest Blue Wellington news, find conservation events on our conservation calendar and look at our "where's it happening" google map for whats going on in the Wellington region.
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How does it work?
Blue Wellington works through cooperation and community involvement.
There are heaps of fantastic community conservation groups in our region doing great work to help restore the health of our marine and coastal environments. Rather than reinvent wheels, Blue Wellington seeks to work in partnership with these groups to help promote their work. We also undertake a regular gap analysis exercise, and seek to fill conservation effort gaps. Forest & Bird's Places for Penguins project is a particular success that we are proud to support.
Blue Wellington also provides a regional (and sometimes national) voice for nature. We offer a marine and coastal conservation focussed umbrella group service that works to riase awareness about the issues affecting our blue spots and our wonderful beasties that live beneath the waves.
What's in it for me?
As a member of the Blue Wellington network you will receive:
- a warm welcome at our bi-monthly gatherings and the chance to network amid some of our regions top marine gurus
- invitations to attend movie screenings and listen to interesting speakers
- up to date information on community projects
- expert advice on marine topics
- a monthly e-newsletter (to keep you in touch with conservation issues and actions)
- a sense of achievement in helping give our seas a hand
Blue Wellington gatherings
We meet bi-monthly (February, April, June, August, October, December) from 6pm till 8pm ( longer if you're real keen !) at Meow Cafe. Its never the same each time and there is always heaps to learn. More details of exact dates, topics and guest speakers can be found on our facebook page.
