Conservation Volunteers – Wharekawa Catchment Care Group
Help protect and restore a special part of the Coromandel
The Wharekawa Catchment Care Group is looking for volunteers who would like to get involved in caring for and restoring the Wharekawa catchment.
Wharekawa is a special part of the Coromandel, with a unique mix of native forest, freshwater streams, wetlands, estuary and coastal habitat. It is home to a range of native wildlife, including threatened species such as the mātuku hūrepo (Australasian bittern).
Our community conservation programme is growing, with strong support and working relationships with local landowners, community members and conservation agencies. We are developing a long-term programme focused on predator control, wetland restoration, native planting, ecological monitoring and protecting threatened native species.
How you can help
We’re looking for people who would like to contribute their time, skills and enthusiasm. Volunteering doesn’t necessarily mean setting traps or planting trees!
There are many ways you could get involved, including:
- Fundraising and grant applications
- Administration and project support
- Communications and public relations
- Social media
- HR and volunteer support
- Data management
- Ecological monitoring
- Predator control and practical conservation work
- Native planting and restoration activities
- General community and event support
If you have a skill, experience or a particular “superpower” that could help our community conservation group, we’d love to hear from you.
Volunteering with Wharekawa Catchment Care Group is a great opportunity to meet like-minded people, learn new skills and make a genuine contribution to protecting and restoring one of the Coromandel’s special places.
Whether you have lots of time or can only help occasionally, we’d love to hear from you.
Come and be part of our growing conservation community!