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Home & garden

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Attract birds to your garden

Tūī on flax. Photo: T De Roy.

Learn how to plan and plant a garden in order to attract native birds.

Attract lizards to your garden

Wellington green gecko. Photo: Rod Morris.

Get involved in conserving our lizards by creating an inviting home for them in your garden.

Involve the family

Land art - face in the sand. Photo: Sarah Mankelow.

Find ways to encourage children to connect with nature through hands-on exploration and play.

Build a weta motel

A 3 star weta motel.

Find out how to build a weta 'motel' in your garden.

Track down your garden pests

Tracking tunnel.

Make a tracking tunnel to find out what small animal pests are in your garden.

Make your cat conservation friendly

Cats like this can harm our native wildlife.

Take a quiz to find out how conservation friendly your cat is and tips for improving your score.

Control weeds & animal pests

Ivy (Hedera helix).

Learn about weeds and animal pests and ways to combat them.

What next?

Trees newly planted by a community group, being watered by DOC staff. Photo: Nicola Vallance.

Once you have your own garden in order you could join a group, volunteer or start a project in your community.

Highlights:

Volunteer with DOC

Learn about our conservation volunteer programmes and how you can get involved.

Everyone has a role to play in conservation

Watch this video to find out about the wide range of people who are getting involved and working with DOC to look after our special places, plants and animals.

 

Find out more

Contacts

To find out how you can get involved in conservation activities near you, contact your local DOC office
 
Conservation for prosperity. Tiakina te taiao, kia puawai
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