Landholders invited

A free workshop on working with waterways, led by waterways expert Danny Klimetz, will be held at the Whangateau Hall on Saturday afternoon, March 22. Anyone with a stream or river on their property is welcome to attend.

Klimetz is a stream restoration scientist with more than 15 years’ experience leading successful research projects for various government and private contracts throughout the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

The workshop is being co-hosted by Auckland Council Healthy Waters and Whangateau HarbourCare, and will include a field trip to help rural landowners understand how water shapes the landscape and what can be done to protect flood-prone land, streams and rivers.

Organisers say the hands-on afternoon session will help participants to understand how land use impacts stream integrity and health. Participants will learn how to conduct a Rapid Geomorphic Assessment of a stream, and explore achievable management solutions for stream erosion, flooding and waterway health.

Spaces are limited to keep the workshop interactive. To register: https://shorturl.at/6vlfu