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Country: NEW ZEALAND
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| Earth Restoration Service |
14 Rathbone Place
London
UNITED KINGDOM
W1T 1HT
Phone: 0033 468 26 41 79
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Program description: |
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Tararu Valley Sanctuary is a co-operatively run rainforest property at the head of Tararu Valley, surrounded by 140,000 acres of the Coromandel State Forest park 1.5 hours from Auckland, New Zealand. The Sanctuary works to encourage the global community to participate in activities that restore native forests ecology and increase sustainability.
Their vision is to ensure that a special portion of the Coromandel forest is protected in perpetuity and to create a sustainable residential education centre where volunteers will learn about New Zealand's temperate rainforests and assist in forest conservation.
The work includes:
Conservation work is their highest priority: frequent walks to check the pest-control traps and maintain a track system, seed gathering, seed-ball creation, and tree planting to restore eroded slip faces and regenerate the forest, GPS data gathering, and GIS map making. Also Green building is part of the Tararu's activities. Other work includes:
Forest track creation and maintenance
Environmental weed control
Gardening, fruit tree care, mulching, pruning
Animal care (chickens, goats, dogs)
Building and adobe brick making, maintenance
Chopping firewood and recovering timber for building, craft projects
Animal pest control
Admin functions (planning, finance, website)
Fundrasing for conservation
Recreation and Relaxation are an important part of the experience. They undertake 1-2 day trips every week and weeklong trips every 4-6 weeks. These include sea kayaking, mountain hiking, rock climbing, horse trekking, caving and visiting wildlife parks.
Accommodation and facilities:
They have a range of accommodations, rooms are shared, some are old farm buildings others modern.
Facilities are simple, waterless loo's or composting toilets. They have running hot and cold water and power is generated through wind turbines, solar panels and diesel generator.
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General program information: |
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Program open to: Everyone
Travel to site: Independent Travel
Is opportunity more independant or group orientated: Independant
Living arrangements on the program: Tents/Rustic Accommodation
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Cost or price of this program: |
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Programmes run through out the year with a minimum duration of 6 weeks, maximum of 9 months. Longer duration can be negotiated. They are currently recruiting for the summer season from March/April.
Full programme contributions are NZ595/week. (225 GBP) please note a deposit 50 GBP will be made to the Earth Restoration Service for your application.
What is included in the above price?
All accommodation, in the valley and on group trips
Food
Transport from Auckland City/Airport to the Valley
All internal group travel
Schedule group activities, including gear hire where necessary (Sea kayaking, multi day hiking adventure. rock climbing)
Educational instruction and tuition
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