Lincoln, Canterbury, New Zealand
The
Mahoe Reserve is a public reserve. Members of the community and
the public can get involved by helping at community work days, or
by contacting
us.
The Mahoe Reserve
Committee (a sub group of LET) welcome your comments on the objectives
below.
Objectives
Education:
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•To provide young people an outdoor classroom with an opportunity to participate in a community project that develops attitudes and values towards looking after the natural environment.
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•To encourage local schools to undertake various ecological and environmental projects as part of their school curriculum.
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•To provide an opportunity for the general public to learn about and enjoy the original natural environment of Lincoln.
Ecology:
• To improve biodiversity
by planting appropriate native plants, that provide a food source,
shelter, and encourage native species to use Mahoe Reserve.
• To use plants
in the restoration that are locally sourced and genetically as close
as possible to the original plants found in this area so that a
small area of the original forest can be recreated.
• To use simulated
habitat refuges to support species
establishment.
• To provide a
link between other fragments to create wildlife corridors that will
in the long term assist the preservation of vulnerable species.
Pest
Management:
• To monitor the
presence of mammalian predators such as rats, mustelids (stoats,
weasels and ferrets), hedgehogs, and possums using techniques such
as tracking tunnels, wax tags etc.
Our plans
