Old Man's Beard Free Wellington to Pest Plant Free Aotearoa New Zealand

Wellington Branch of Forest & Bird

Join Nigel Charman, co-leader of Old Man's Beard (OMB) Free Wellington, discussing OMB control and his vision for a pest plant free NZ

St Peter's Anglican Church Garden Room (enter from Ghuznee St, behind St Peter's Church)

Wellington has about 150 conservation volunteer groups running site-led efforts across parks and reserves. But weeds know no boundaries. Old Man's Beard (OMB) is spreading rapidly beyond our reserves through our gardens, road reserves and other corridors.As co-leader of OMB Free Wellington, Nigel Charman has engaged the community to start clearing OMB across Wellington.In this session, Nigel talks about the work to date on controlling OMB in Wellington and plans for 2022/2023. Looking to the future, he discusses the challenges, tools and thinking that would be required for a "Pest Plant Free Aotearoa New Zealand".The talk will start at 7pm; please feel free to arrive anytime from 6.30pm when the doors will open. Nigel will speak for around 40 minutes, followed by approx. 20 minutes for Q&A. We recommend wearing a mask throughout the event.

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