First of all thank you to everyone who came and helped at last month's Working Bee trimming along the plantings beside the drain along Lake Okareka Loop Road, especially in the area of the first bus stop. But also trimming plantings up at the entrance to the Lake Okareka Walkway and between the Walkway car park and Playne's Longford farm entrance. Thank you also to those who helped spread mulch around at the pump station plantings. And a big thank you to Mark Paget and RDC for paying for the hire of the mulching machine!
Another thank you from David and Karen Walmsley to all of the people from Landcare Okareka who went to help with the DOC planting at the start of the Tarawera Trail, at very short notice! Great work - and I hope you spotted yourself in the photo that went into the paper the week after the planting.
THIS MONTH'S WORKING BEE:
WHEN: Saturday 23rd November 2013 from 9 am to 12 noon
WHAT: Pruning and a general tidy up at the DOC camp, which is off Millar Road. Go up Millar Road to the end of the seal and turn left into DOC camp and day picnic beach. Please park in the car park as camp could be still busy at 9 am. Take care driving in to camp, narrow road, lights on, slow speed.
WHAT TO BRING: Suitable clothing and strong footwear, gardening gloves, sun screen and sun hat. Pruning gear - secateurs, loppers, hedge clippers, pruning saw, a wheel barrow if you have one, shovel or fork and rake (for speading mulch).
We will bring some cold drinking water and all the makings for morning tea.
Everyone welcome.
Kind regards
Sandra Goodwin
Secretary
Landcare Okareka