Freeing the Peninsula of pests isn’t just about trapping, poisoning and shooting vermin, it’s also about engaging with people.
Pest Free Banks Peninsula’s on ground actions are supported by a range of projects that encourage community and landowner action.
One of those projects is the Conservation Covenants Programme, which is supported by PFBP’s parent organisation, the Banks Peninsula Conservation Trust.
Earlier this year, ECAN Biodiversity Officer, Ewan Bakker, had the opportunity to see firsthand the “amazing regeneration progress” at the Sally’s Bay covenant. This outstanding podocarp remnant between McQueens and Kaituna Valleys sits amidst second growth forest and regenerating native forest edges and covers 42ha.
The success of this covenant is evident by the before and after photos – showing it when it was first fenced off in 2018, to what it looks like today.
Our heartfelt thanks to the landowners, the Fisher family, for their foresight and commitment in establishing and caring for this land and to ECan, World Wildlife Fund and the Christchurch Biodiversity Fund for their co-funding of the project.
Our Conservation Covenants programme assists Banks Peninsula landowners to ensure that important indigenous biodiversity, landscape, and cultural values on their property are protected and maintained. There are currently 101 Banks Peninsula Conservation Trust covenants in place, covering 1,609ha of land.
‘A conservation covenant is a priceless gift by current landowners to future generations.’
Find out more: Banks Peninsula Conservation Trust – Habitat Protection – Conservation Covenants (bpct.org.nz)
