Everything Friends of Flora has achieved in this special corner of Kahurangi National Park is down to the hard mahi of a dedicated team of volunteers that have contributed enthusiasm, skill and time over many years.
Ongoing predator trapping and biodiversity monitoring remain essential. Together they provide a range of volunteer activities throughout the year.
Friends of Flora has a dedicated training trap line, enabling new but inexperienced volunteers to gain confidence in trapping protocols and off-track work, in the varied terrain of the Flora. Following their induction, volunteers join existing trapping teams, and can progress to being a trapping Line Leader.
Footprint tracking tunnels (FTT) are utilised as overnight snapshots to monitor rodent activity - particularly important in pre and post beech mast periods.
Survey and monitoring work is usually undertaken as a group, and contributes to a broadening in environmental knowledge and skills - together with the satisfaction of working with like-minded conservationists.
The alpine monitoring is undertaken during the warmer months on the Arthur Range, and provides a wonderful window to the varied flora, and the karst rock formation, that make this National Park, and the Flora, so special.
If you have the enthusiasm to become a member of the Friends of Flora team, and want to contribute towards our work in the National Park, then we would like to hear from you, here.
If you cannot contribute as an active volunteer, but wish to keep abreast of FOF's activities including less arduous work, click the button below to receive the quarterly Newsletter.
The Friends of Flora, registered Charity No.CC39171, is a community based group dependent upon public and project specific donations to achieve their stated goals. We welcome and greatly appreciate such financial support, which can be provided by -
A donation by direct bank credit to the FOF Account 03-0693-0211432-000.
Should a tax receipt be required please email fof@fof.org.nz with your contact details, and particulars of the donation.
A donation to the Friends of Flora's Givealittle page, by clicking here. Note that such payments are by credit card, and necessitate a website transaction.