In November 2016 Matuku Reserve Trust was able to buy 37 hectares of bush and wetland after an intensive public fundraising campaign. The restoration project was named Matuku Link. Buying the land ensures the safety of the wildlife and forms a vital connection by linking neighbouring eco-restoration projects Ark in the Park, Habitat Te Henga, and Forest & Bird Matuku ...more ↓
In November 2016 Matuku Reserve Trust was able to buy 37 hectares of bush and wetland after an intensive public fundraising campaign. The restoration project was named Matuku Link. Buying the land ensures the safety of the wildlife and forms a vital connection by linking neighbouring eco-restoration projects Ark in the Park, Habitat Te Henga, and Forest & Bird Matuku Reserve.
Matuku Link is a large native forest block in Auckland’s Bethell’s valley, bordering the Te Henga wetland. It is a home to rare wetland species such as bittern, crakes, pateke as well as to native bats along the river and the raupo. The kauri and the kahikatea are a home to kokako and many other bush birds. Over 90% of New Zealand’s wetlands have been drained or filled, yet on Auckland’s doorstep is the Te Henga wetland, the largest in the region.
Read more about Matuku Link and the progress to date:
matukulink.org.nz
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Matuku Link Restoration Project
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created this project on February 17, 2017
