Biodiversity – Groundtruth

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Job Opportunity: Integrated Land Management Professional

WE’RE HIRING Integrated Land Management – Bringing production, nature and technology together. Ready to reshape the future of land use? Groundtruth seeks a dedicated team member to tackle economic shifts, biodiversity loss, and climate change impacts. What We Offer: – Dynamic role in planning and implementing regenerative land use. – Read more…

By maintenance, 1 year1 year ago

Biodiversity Water Quality

How to construct a bioreactor

Groundtruth has produced a guide to constructing a bioreactor on a farm in conjunction with Sustainable Wairarapa Incorporated. Dairy NZ and Pamu supported a Sustainable Farming Fund project which assessed the cost-benefit of various on-farm activities for removing contaminants from waterways and improving biodiversity. The bioreactors are designed for the end of Read more…

By maintenance, 5 years5 years ago

Biodiversity Community Trap.nz

Trap.nz – the key to supporting expanded pest control efforts

Animal pest control got a $291M boost from the NZ Government as part of Budget 2020. This will require the coordination of lots of people and information to get this work done. It will require tracking and reporting kills and monitoring of outcomes. You can’t manage what you don’t measure. Read more…

By Groundtruth, 5 years1 year ago

Biodiversity Climate Change Native Forest Systems Wetlands

A whole system for native forest restoration

Native Forest Systems is a leading-edge approach to landscape-scale forest restoration. Queen Elizabeth Park and Battle Hill Farm Forest Park have collectively had tens of thousands of natives planted in them in 2019 using this new approach and we have a lot more planned for 2020 (if the COVID-19 situation allows for it).

By Groundtruth, 5 years5 years ago

Biodiversity Climate Change Native Forest Systems Wetlands

Greater Wellington carbon neutrality underway with new native forest planting system

A new native forest planting system is helping Greater Wellington Regional Council achieve its biodiversity and climate change goals.

By Groundtruth, 6 years5 years ago

Agriculture Biodiversity Integrated Land Management Water Quality

Uawanui wins Green Ribbon Award

Congratulations to all those involved in the fantastic achievement of winning the Green Ribbon Award 2016 for “Protecting our Biodiversity”. Groundtruth has been involved with this exciting project for some years. Collaborative and innovative, the Uawanui Project has taken a whole-community approach to improving the environmental health of the Kaituna Read more…

By Groundtruth, 9 years6 years ago

Biodiversity Technology

Major milestone for Abel Tasman phone app

Groundtruth have achieved a major milestone by completing the networking of Abel Tasman National Park to ensure its Virtual Visitor Centre is available to visitors on their mobile phone wherever they go. Groundtruth has worked with Project Janszoon and DOC to provide the Virtual Visitor Centre, a free mobile phone Read more…

By Groundtruth, 9 years5 years ago

Agriculture Biodiversity Nitrogen Water Quality Wetlands

Wetland improves water quality at Kaiwaiwai

Groundtruth has provided a crucial role in the construction of a wetland on Kaiwaiwai Dairy Farm. Data from the project shows the wetland is efficiently removing nitrogen from drainage water and improving water quality in Wairarapa Moana. By working with landowners, Greater Wellington Regional Council and with the help of Read more…

By Groundtruth, 10 years6 months ago