The Scouts, Penguin Trust and local volunteers were back in action on September 20 doing further planting as part of the Hokitika Blue Penguin Habitat Restoration Project. The plan is to restore penguin nesting habitat over time.
Thanks to funding from the West Coast Community Trust, Honda Tree fund and Forest and Bird planting is well underway.
Flax and cabbage trees have been planted between two areas where penguins are already nesting in limited patches of coastal scrub including blackberry and gorse.
Over the next 12-24 months the flax will grow to a size where they can protect other species which will be planted amongst them. The next phase will see more flax, various Coprosma, mahoe and cabbage trees planted – improving the area for both humans and penguins.
