About 140 Paparore School students, teachers and whānau have done some important mahi for the planet by helping to plant 1400 seedlings around a Far North dune lake.
Summit Forests’ 14th annual Arbour Day planting day at Little Gem Lake, around 17km north of Kaitāia, saw 1400 eco-sourced seedlings planted by keen members of the local community this month.
Summit staff were joined by 140 Paparore School students, teachers and whānau; the Bushland Trust; Department of Conservation; Fish and Game; and Ngāi Takoto in a community working bee at the special Far North site.
As well as its famous beaches and marine life, Northland has some of the rarest and most threatened ecosystems on the planet – dune lakes. Dune lakes are unique ecosystems, formed by wind creating hollows between dunes, preventing inland water from running out to sea.