We started the morning off with tree planting at the Whangawehi river. The first tree we planted was a beautiful Totara tree in memory of Matua Edward. The children were very lucky to have learnt a lot from Matua Edward so it was very nice that they were able to show their appreciation with this tree.
Once we had finished planting the trees we were back into the bus and off to Pat and Sue O'Briens farm to look around their wetlands. When we arrived Sue (aka Mummy O'B) had a chat to us about what a wetland was and the importance of them. We learnt that wetlands are good for acting as a filter for our water- so all the water that is dirty from stock etc filters through the wetland and comes out a lot cleaner. Mummy O'B's wetland water comes out in the Whangawehi awa, so it is super important that it is clean.
On our walk around the wetlands we also had 16 trees to plant. We got stuck into this in peers, while the rest of us weeded around the plants which had been planted earlier. Tamariki were very lucky that they had the chance to explore areas further up the Whangawehi to help with their understanding of why we are protecting it.
A very big thank you to all the people who come and spend their time with us on our enviroschool days. We are so lucky you all come to share your knowledge with us all. Also a very big thank you to Pat and Sue O'Brien for allowing us to explore the wetlands and sharing your knowledge
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