Tree planting at Waitahuna

On Tuesday the 16th of May Room 4 and Room 7, some parents and Mrs May went planting. It was at the Waitahuna river on Nick’s farm. The people who were there were Craig Simpson from Landcare, the electric fisherman, Department of Conservation, Sinclair Wetlands and 2 ladies from the Otago Regional Council.

We planted flaxes along the river. We had to dig a hole, then we took the plant out of the black bag and we put it into the hole.Then we covered the hole with mashed up dirt, and we stepped on the plant so that the wind wouldn't blow it out. We wanted to help the fish and the eels, that live in the Waitahuna river to have a better, healthier environment to live in.The flaxes help the eels to hide and they stop the river banks from sliding into the river by making them strong. We got into a group of three children and one adult to dig our holes and plant our flaxes. The two classes planted about 200 flaxes while we were there . 1,000 were planted in total.

While we were there they showed us an eel that he had caught in a net that they had set overnight.

It was amazing!!!!!!!!!!!

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