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Puhoi has become the latest community to take on the problem of predator pests, with the formation of a new Puhoi Landcare group that held its first open day at the town’s Centennial Hall last month.
Local residents were able to see demonstrations of pest control methods for dispatching possum, rats and mustelids such as stoats and weasels, and there were six Timm’s possum traps from Restore Rodney East to be won.
The recently formed Slow Water Sea Scouts group took part in helping to assemble 30 wooden rat trap tunnels, as well as keeping everyone fed with a sausage sizzle. The sea scouts will also help with setting up the traps built at the open day along the banks of the Puhoi River.
Puhoi Landcare covers some 13,500 hectares of land, bounded by the new motorway and stretching out to Woodcocks, West Coast, Wech Access and Upper Waiwera Roads. Chairman Greg Taylor says it is part of an increasing awareness of the need to coordinate efforts to control pests and weeds in the area.
He says the new group is grateful to all the volunteers who came along to the open day and are keen to help with local pest control in future, as well as event supporters The Forest Bridge Trust, Restore Rodney East, Warkworth Farm & Lifestyle Centre, Boffa Miskell, QEII National Trust, Auckland Council and Slow Water Sea Scouts.
Info: www.puhoilandcare.org.nz or Puhoi Landcare on Facebook.
