Nelson City Council

Need help creating, enhancing, managing or protecting the natural values of your land - native trees, a stream or ditch, or coastal margins? The valuable free services of the Nelson City Council Sustainable Land Management Adviser can help.

News

Free brochure on biocontrol agents now available

December 2008

Landcare Research has prepared a brochure called "Biocontrol Agents for Weeds in New Zealand," a quick reference guide for using one living organism (usually insects or fungi) to control another.

The brochure is available free of charge at the front desk at Council or by calling the Sustainable Land Management Adviser on +64 3 546 0308.

We're here to assist - not impose

Nelson City rural residents and property owners

• Do you need assistance or advice to help restore, maintain, fence, or protect the natural values of your land?
• Are your native trees struggling to compete with old mans beard or banana passionfruit?
• Did you know that you can borrow traps?
• Would you like to be considered for receiving plants for your revegetation project?

What we can do

The Nelson City Sustainable Land Management Adviser is available to assist you by providing information and resources to support and promote sustainable land management.

Whatever stage your project is at we may be able to help. At your invitation the Sustainable Land Management Adviser will come out to look over your property, or specific areas of your property.

Alternatively an information pack can be sent out to you including any of the following:

• Funding sources for maintenance, restoration and improvement projects
• Rural Fencing Grants Programme
• Pest Trapping Groups
• Biosecurity and Pest Management
• Open space covenants
• Landcare grants
• Herbicide information
• Streamside planting
• Living Heritage plant guide
• Eco-sourced plants and where to purchase them
• Useful website

Bush Vitality Assessment

Bush Vitality Assessment, Growing Common Futures (PDF @ 67KB) is an essential tool for people, dedicated to sustainable land management and ready to revitalise native bush to maintain its unique biodiversity. 

2008 Weedbusters Regional Award winners

The winners of the 2008 Top of the South Regional Weedbusters Awards are:

• Excellence Award Nelson/Tasman: Julie McLintock Public Land
• Excellence Award Marlborough: Margaret Peace of Tuamarina Landcare Group
• Public Land Award: Margaret Peace of Tuamarina Landcare Group
• Private Land Award: Forest and Bird Friends of Enner Glynn Bush
• Education Award: Ngatimoti School
• Highly commended for the Public Land Award was Wakefield Bush Restoration Society. 
• Commended for the Public Land Award were FROGS (Friends of The Glen Society) and Murchison Environmental Care Group. 

Winners were awarded prizes courtesy of Titoki Nursery, Mainly Natives Nursery, Tasman District Council, DOC South Marlborough, DOC Sounds, and DOC Nelson Lakes. The regional weedbusters awards will be held again in 2010. 

For more information

Sustainable Land Management Adviser, +64 3 546 0308 or Nelson City Council, PO Box 645, Nelson