Category Archives: Awards and funding

• Newsletter #43 15 January 2019

  Posted on January 15, 2019 by riveraid in ARRG, Ashley, Awards and funding, banded dotterel, bird survey, Black-backed gull, Breeding, Department of Conservation, DOC, ECan, Fresh water management, kaki /black stilt, migration, Newsletters, Reports, Waimakariri, wrybill

  Tēnā koutou, Happy New Year-of-the-Wrybill and welcome back to those of you who were taking a break. Braided Rivers Seminar 2019 As I mentioned in the last newsletter, thanks to funding from ECan, we are hosting full-day Braided Rivers Seminar at Lincoln University Wednesday 26 June. While we don’t yet have a final programme in […]

  Comments Off on Newsletter #43 15 January 2019 Continue Reading...
• 

  BRaid Newsletter #42 November 25

  Posted on November 26, 2018 by riveraid in Awards and funding, community partnerships, DOC, ECan, Ecology, Events, Funding, genetic, Lower Waitaki, Makarora, Newsletters, Reports, Research, Waitaki

  Tēnā koutou, I was about to start writing this when Ann-Kathryn Schlesselmann’s email popped up in my inbox, with the news that her PhD thesis is completed and now available. Ann-Kathrin has been researching the genetics of black-fronted terns/tarapirohe for the past few years. Her findings represents a significant breakthrough on several levels, and a […]

  Comments Off on BRaid Newsletter #42 November 25 Continue Reading...
• 

  Braided River Newsletter #29: 06 March 2017

  Posted on March 6, 2017 by riveraid in ARRG, Awards and funding, biology, Breeding, community partnerships, Ecology, Newsletters, Orari, Wilberforce River

  Greetings, Thanks to everyone who pointed out the dozens (in fact hundreds) of broken links from our website to documents and pages that vanished when ECan rebuilt their website. It was an opportunity to update and restructure BRaid’s website. If you come across any errors that slipped through, I would appreciate it if you could […]

  Comments Off on Braided River Newsletter #29: 06 March 2017 Continue Reading...
• 

  2016 funding round for the Community Environment Fund

  Posted on February 5, 2016 by riveraid in Awards and funding

  The funding application period for the next round of the Community Environment Fund will be 18 April to 2 May 2016.  This gives a three month period for collaborating on project planning. Application forms (Parts 1 and 2) and guidance material are now available to download via www.mfe.govt.nz/more/funding/community-environment-fund “To improve your chances of funding, we […]

  Comments Off on 2016 funding round for the Community Environment Fund Continue Reading...

• 2016 funding round for the Community Environment Fund

  Posted on December 27, 2015 by riveraid in Awards and funding

  From Dana Peterson  – Senior Analyst, Remediation Projects Ministry for the Environment – Manatu Mo Te Taiao Tēnā koe – Greetings I am pleased to provide you early notice that in April 2016 we will be inviting applications for the next open contestable round of the Community Environment Fund (CEF). The Eligibility Criteria for the […]

  Comments Off on 2016 funding round for the Community Environment Fund Continue Reading...
• 

  Five clever ideas to beat our pests

  Posted on September 19, 2015 by riveraid in Awards and funding

  Reposted from the NZ Herald: “To mark this year’s WWF’s Conservation Innovation Awards, the Z Herald asked ecologist Dr James Russell to propose five ideas that may help win the battle for a predator-free New Zealand Drones: “Drones are fast becoming a part of our everyday life, and the laws for their use are struggling […]

  Comments Off on Five clever ideas to beat our pests Continue Reading...