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Kingfisher Chick release
Special day at the Reserve today. Last week, a volunteer was working in the West end of the Reserve when he noticed two Kingfisher chicks...
Silverstream Volunteers
Feb 101 min read
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Spotting Argentina anserinoides
If you look closely at Silverstream Reserve, you may spot some of our native wetland species! In New Zealand we have four native rose...
Silverstream Volunteers
Feb 101 min read
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Back at the Reserve for 2025!
Sunny weather to kick off our first volunteer days for the year! There has been amazing growth in the reserve over the summer, so our...
Silverstream Volunteers
Feb 101 min read
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2024 Community Planting Day
A huge thank you to everyone who came down to our Community Planting Day on Sunday. It was a beautiful sunny morning and over 500 native...
Silverstream Volunteers
Jul 17, 20241 min read
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Volunteer of the year
Our wonderful lead volunteer Charlotte was awarded a Volunteering Canterbury 2024 Volunteer Recognition Award this week for her...
Silverstream Volunteers
Jul 17, 20241 min read
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Chair Art Auction
Thanks to the generosity of Nigel Cook, a donation was given to Silverstream Reserve last week, at an event held in the Kaiapoi...
Silverstream Volunteers
Oct 25, 20231 min read
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Silverstream Volunteers at Huria Reserve
Southbrook School, Silverstreamers, and Waimakariri Council Staff, join forces at Huria Reserve, Kaiapoi. On Friday 29 June, a group of...
Silverstream Volunteers
Jul 16, 20231 min read
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2023 Community Planting Day
Our community planting day this year was a great success. What a difference some extra pairs of hands made! Thank you to all the people...
Silverstream Volunteers
Jun 29, 20231 min read
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Christ’s College team works wonders at Silverstream!
Groups of 70 pupils with 14 staff from Christ’s College, worked in the Reserve over 5 days, recently. Noelene and Charlotte worked with...
Silverstream Volunteers
Dec 3, 20221 min read
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Silverstream water quality passes inspection!
Last Monday, the Waimakariri Cub Group visited to evaluate the health of the stream. These young scientists and leaders, looked at: algae...
Silverstream Volunteers
Nov 18, 20221 min read
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Waimakariri Youth Group Planting
Sunday’s group were joined by a group from the Waimakariri Youth Group. Together we finished planting up Area 22. We shared a delicious...
Silverstream Volunteers
Aug 29, 20221 min read
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Student Volunteer Army Matariki Planting
We had the wonderful Student Volunteer Army working in the Matariki paddock in the West End of the Reserve last Saturday. 20 Volunteers...
Silverstream Volunteers
Aug 21, 20221 min read
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Kanuka Planting at Matariki West End site
On Sunday a group of Volunteers planted 100 Kanuka seedlings in the Matariki paddock at the West End of the reserve. We enjoyed a...
Silverstream Volunteers
Aug 10, 20221 min read
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New biota node at Silverstream East
A new biota node has been dug out at Silverstream Reserve East End. As soon as the biota node was made, the rains came and the pond...
Silverstream Volunteers
Mar 10, 20221 min read
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Transplanting remnant wetland herbs
This week Kate, Heidi and Geoff took small plugs of remnant wetland herbs from the swale and transplanted them to the fen at the East End...
Silverstream Volunteers
Nov 18, 20211 min read
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Funding awarded for fourth round of Ranger work at Silverstream
We can proudly announce that Sustainable Business Network’s (SBN’s) Partnering to Plant Aotearoa programme has been awarded the funding...
Silverstream Volunteers
Jul 26, 20212 min read
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Two years of predator control at Silverstream
Our predator control program at Silverstream continues to run with impressive results. For the month of June the East End of the Reserve...
Silverstream Volunteers
Jul 15, 20211 min read
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Thank you to Taggarts for Ongoing Work at Silverstream
Silverstream Reserve would like to thank Taggart’s for their voluntary contribution in improving the reserve over the last few years, as...
Silverstream Volunteers
Jun 26, 20211 min read
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Te Matauru Primary School Student Discovers Copper Butterfly Larva
Sienna Harris is 12 years old and in Year 8 at Te Matauru Primary School in Rangiora. Sienna and other Year 8’s are participating in the...
Silverstream Volunteers
Mar 6, 20211 min read
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