Myross Bush School hug their Ako - 27 October 2020
The next class/syndicate from Myross Bush School visited today. After spotting a kererū sleeping in the tree we followed the pond track finding the leaves of many special NZ native tree species. Then it was into the kahikatea swamp forest remnant to meet the Ako of their school – the kahikatea. We spotted baby seedlings and hugged a 400-500 year old treasure. We learnt and experienced the kind of habitat the kahikatea likes to live in – swamp – it was very wet underfoot! Pest traps, bait stations and chew tags were seen and we talked about why we manage pest species like rats, stoats and possums in our native forests. We found some bug critters in the forest and talked about how they are food for some of the NZ native birds. Some time spent in the education centre focused on playing in the habitat panel tunnel opening all the doors, and naming the soft toy birds. I look forward to hearing about and seeing these new entrants and year 1 students becoming kaitiaki in their school community.
Bronwyn
Posted: 27 October 2020