Maungawhau : a short history of volunteer action

Friends of Maungawhau Incorporated

2014?

9780473298470

English

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Preface -- cast of characters -- Chapter 1. History and context: introduction n; Maori history ; the colonial era- grazing ; quarrying and erosion ; Batger Quarry- an experiment in ecological rehabilitation ; the reserve classification ; a profusion of plans ; communication difficulties ; stakeholder hui ; buses on the maunga ; love your mountain day ; transition to co-governance and community engagement -- Chapter 2. The natural and cultural landscape: introduction ; geology ; ecology ; human context -- Chapter 3. Volunteer work on the ground: introduction ; revegetation and ecological restoration ; planting and after-care ; eco-sourcing ; ecological gardening ; weeding techniques ; volunteer coordination ; drought ; weed control notes ; five sample Tuesday reports by Jean Barton -- Chapter 4. Education and advocacy: introduction ; education and public outreach ; advocacy for better management -- Chapter 5. Challenges: introduction ; challenges for FoM as a volunteer group ; challenges in caring for the Maunga -- abbreviations and glossary -- appendices -- references and further reading -- acknowledgment s- -vision statement -- Maungawhau Walking Tracks map.

Friends of Maungawhau Inc. is a group of citizens active in the conservation, protection and presentation of the T√puna Maunga (ancestral volcanic mountains) of TΓmaki Makaurau, Auckland, New Zealand.

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