It includes a wealth of information to help us make a difference to these special places, such as interactive maps that show where monitoring and restoration work is happening around New Zealand and a teachers’ resource.
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Getting started
Here are some ideas for using Our Estuaries hub.
- If you want to find a walk near an estuary, see the experiencing estuaries map.
- If you'd like to contribute your local knowledge about an estuary, find a group to connect with on the restoring estuaries map.
- See the featured projects page for ways to record things you see in an estuary and join a community of online enthusiasts.
- Find out how healthy your local estuary is with the LAWA website or the monitoring estuaries map.
- If you’d like to get your hands dirty with some native planting or monitor pests near an estuary, link up with others via the restoring estuaries map.
- For bird lists or teacher resources see the experiencing estuaries map.
- Share your knowledge with other groups via the restoring estuaries map.
- Tell the world about your estuary care group or project via social media using #OurEstuaries.
Feedback
We welcome your suggestions on how to make this Our estuaries hub even better.
- Link to doc.govt.nz/estuaries on your website.
- Email your feedback to ourestuaries@doc.govt.nz.
- Let us know if you’d like your care group or project added to the maps.
- Take part in a short survey to let us know your feedback.