Residents within and near the Campbells Bay catchment are an important part of CBUS.
CBUS will work best if residents remove invasive weeds and trees from their land, help to keep pest animals under control, plant bird friendly trees, provide safe habitat for birds, lizards and other native wildlife and donate generously.
It is not easy knowing what plants are detrimental to the environment But your help removing them from your land will aid our effort to restore the natural bush in Campbells Bay. The Forest & Bird weed guide is a great resource with good pictures to aid identification and a suite of control measures. Some…
The August 2010 resident survey uncovered a high degree of concern about water quality. The Bush Society has been busy carrying out riparian (waterway) planting over many years to try to reduce the erosion in the park gullies. We also have been advocating for more engineering solutions to help prevent silting and erosion. Everything that…
Planting the right trees in your garden will help bring in the birds Native trees suitable for a smaller garden include: Melicytus ramiflorus (whitey wood, mahoe), Myrsine australis (red matipo, mapou), Melicope ternata (wharangi), Sophora chathamica (kowhai), Coprosma rhamnoides (small leaved coprosma), Coprosma robusta, Hedycaria arborea (pigeonwood, porokaiwhiri), Hebe stricta (koromiko), Phormium tenax (flax, harakeke), Phormium…
The main thing we can do to promote wildlife is to keep rats and possums under control. If you have a cat keep it well fed and preferably inside at night. Skinks need debris to hide under, so leave some branches or logs in a corner of the garden. You will be rewarded by having…
We really want Campbells Bay residents to get on board the CBUS idea. This means controlling predators on your property. Centennial Park Bush Society can supply bait stations and/or traps for use on your property. We can show you how to use these and keep records your work. We are also selling rat bait at…
How do I sign up? You can sign up here to receive communications from us. Your options are Newsletters, Wednesday volunteering or Weekend volunteering SIGN UP How do I donate? We do rely on your donations CPBS is an incorporated society and a registered charity. This means that donations are tax deductible. We can provide you…
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