Join in and transform your backyard.
Our native plants, animals and wild places all need a helping hand to survive and thrive, which is why we’re proud to be supporters of Forest & Bird – a wonderful New Zealand organisation that’s working hard to preserve our natural heritage.
In the future we’ll be keeping you up-to-date with some of the great work Forest & Bird are doing, which you’ll find on our website and regular newsletters.Plus it’s easy for you to get involved – so take a look the ‘Backyard Projects’ page on the Forest & Bird website and have a go at some fun stuff like creating your own wetland or transforming your backyard into a biodiverse zone!
And of course you could become a member of Forest & Bird and support them that way too.
For more info see our friends at www.forestandbird.org.nz.
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