New biota bode at Silverstream East End
A new biota node has been dug out at Silverstream Reserve East End. As soon as the biota node was made, the rains…
Boulder Copper Butterflies in flight
Geoff captured this flurry of excitement in the Boulder Copper Butterfly patch at the West End this week. It appears to be one…
Transplanting remnant wetland herbs
This week Kate, Heidi and Geoff took small plugs of remnant wetland herbs from the swale and transplanted them to the fen at…
Funding awarded for fourth round of Ranger work at Silverstream
We can proudly announce that Sustainable Business Network’s (SBN’s) Partnering to Plant Aotearoa programme has been awarded the funding required to deliver the…
Two years of predator control at Silverstream
Our predator control program at Silverstream continues to run with impressive results. For the month of June the East End of the Reserve…
A busy autumn at Silverstream
A lot has happened this Autumn at Silverstream, as we move from the growing to the planting season and frosty mornings!
Community Planting Day at Silverstream – June 6th
Sunday 6 June, 10am-12.30pm Come along with friends and family to help plant new natives in our beautiful local reserve! We will be…
Te Matauru Primary School Student Discovers Copper Butterfly Larva
Sienna Harris is 12 years old and in Year 8 at Te Matauru Primary School in Rangiora. Sienna and other Year 8's are…
5000 Seedlings Planted in 2020
A huge thank you to everyone involved in planting over 5000 seedlings at Silverstream for the 2020 season. After the country went into…
