Your Donations Well Spent
25 February 2023We are delighted to report the money you have all generously donated has been used in the Rangiwahia Scenic Reserve to purchase materials for rope rails. Steel standards with safety caps, twisted shackles and rope have been used to create rails in steeper sections of the reserve providing more secruity for those walking the tracks. We have had some really nice comments in our visitor's book. Take a look at this link to see some of the comments. https://www.irongates.co.nz/visitor-comments.html
We continue with the pest control programme and have purchased a few more traps through a local funding source.
Over Christmas, Steve and one of son's spotted a white fantail in the reserve. We read up about the white fantails on line, and they may be considered a positive sign of reduced predators as mentioned in the article. "Fantails are fast breeders and have short lifespans... and would be far more common if not for introduced predators. White birds could be easier to spot, making them even more vulnerable than other members of a species without genetic variations".
So it is encouraging to know that our ongoing pest-control programme within the reserve is perhaps reaping some special rewards.
I have attached a photo of a section of rope rail.
Plus a link to the Rangiwahia Scenic Reserve Face Book Page for photos of the white fantail.
https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=rangiwahia%20scenic%20reserve
So again, we thank you all so much for your generosity and be rest assured your donations have been used to improve the safety of the tracks in one of Rangiwhia's beautiful reserves.