Paraparaumu Beach Dune Restoration
If you are local and happen to have some spare time local residents and KCDC are starting a Dune Restoration programme for the dunes at Paraparaumu beach. Currently they are mostly smothered in grasses, blackberry, ivy, agapanthus, climbing dock etc etc etc!
Just a couple of hours a month starting tomorrow 8th June at 10am and 1 weekend a month starting 18th June at 10am. Meet at beach entrance opposite Arthur St, Paraparaumu Beach.
Come along and learn about:
-why Dune restoration is important
- the key plants that are used in Dune Restoration
-Dune Plant ID
-What weeds people can begin to control themselves and what weeds KCDC will help with
-H&S when using hand-tools and what weeds to be careful with (Ivy, Boxthorn)
-Easy restoration tasks, such as releasing native plants by hand
Tea and coffee supplied.
Please share if you are a local.
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Out of towners
You come 4 a holiday & leave your dog pooh & rubbish on our beach. Maybe u do it in your hood but please don't do it here. There is a reason our beach is so beautiful & that is because we respect it & do the right thing. Hope u can too. Thanks
⚠️ DOGS DIE IN HOT CARS. If you love them, don't leave them. ⚠️
It's a message we share time and time again, and this year, we're calling on you to help us spread that message further.
Did you know that calls to SPCA about dogs left inside hot cars made up a whopping 11% of all welfare calls last summer? This is a completely preventable issue, and one which is causing hundreds of dogs (often loved pets) to suffer.
Here are some quick facts to share with the dog owners in your life:
👉 The temperature inside a car can heat to over 50°C in less than 15 minutes.
👉 Parking in the shade and cracking windows does little to help on a warm day. Dogs rely on panting to keep cool, which they can't do in a hot car.
👉 This puts dogs at a high risk of heatstroke - a serious condition for dogs, with a mortality rate between 39%-50%.
👉 It is an offence under the Animal Welfare Act to leave a dog in a hot vehicle if they are showing signs of heat stress. You can be fined, and prosecuted.
SPCA has created downloadable resources to help you spread the message even further. Posters, a flyer, and a social media tile can be downloaded from our website here: www.spca.nz...
We encourage you to use these - and ask your local businesses to display the posters if they can. Flyers can be kept in your car and handed out as needed.
This is a community problem, and one we cannot solve alone. Help us to prevent more tragedies this summer by sharing this post.
On behalf of the animals - thank you ❤️
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