Waitakere City Council is offering a new service to land owners where you can choose to protect individual trees on your property.
Tree Protection Covenants will be offered as part of the Green Network Covenant Programme and have been developed in light of the changes to the Resource Management Act 1991.
Landscapes for Life was honoured in the planning section of the
awards, which are held by the New Zealand Institute of Landscape
Architects (NZILA).
The success has delighted the council's former parks planning
manager Renee Davies who developed the concept.
"What I'm particularly pleased about is that they have recognised
what is effectively a communication project," says Renee, now head
of landscape architecture department at Unitec.
Learn how you can help grow the green network
in your own back yard and encourage pollinators at the same time.
Waitakere City Council has developed a great new Pollinator Wheel to help you attract pollinators into your garden, and what types of plants they like most.
This easy to use Pollinator Wheel also shows you how to make a Pollinator Palace out of materials that you can find lying around at home..
Provide a sanctuary in your own back
yard, and a stepping stone for birds
and insects along the green
network...
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