Join Christchurch City Council Rangers for planting and maintenance days across the seasons in our unique and stunning Port Hills.
The volunteer programme restores and maintains native forest in designated areas of the Port Hills. Volunteers plant native trees each winter and maintain them in spring and autumn to reduce competition from grass.
Maintenance is the most critical part of ecological restoration success. Without regular maintenance for the first three years, plants wouldn't survive due to grass competition.
| Date | Reserve | Time |
| Saturday 5 June | Bowenvale / Huntsbury | 1pm to 3pm |
| Saturday 12 June | Dry Bush | 1pm to 3pm |
| Saturday 31 July - to be confirmed mid-July | Barnett Park | 1pm to 3pm |
Keen to help native plants survive the summer? Join us next spring for our maintenance days.
| Date | Reserve | Time |
| Sat 25 September | To be confirmed | 1pm to 3pm |
| Saturday 2 Oct | Bowenvale / Huntsbury | 1pm to 3pm |
| Saturday 9 Oct | Dry Bush | 1pm to 3pm |
| Saturday 16 Oct | To be confirmed | 1pm to 3pm |
Park at the top of Huntsbury Avenue, and walk up Huntsbury Track to Dry Bush. Or park on the Summit Road and walk down Huntsbury Track to Dry Bush. There is no parking on the track.
Meet at 20 Swanton Drive, Huntsbury. Park on the street close to this location, but please keep access ways clear for residents.
For more information email Parks.Volunteers@ccc.govt.nz or contact our park ranger Fiona on 027 506 1425 or fiona.fenton@ccc.govt.nz.
