Wellington became a WBC region in 2013. Liz Gibson and her team are delivering the programme to local schools under the umbrella of the Mountains to Sea Wellington Trust. They have been delivering WBC's sister marine programme EMR since 2010.
The 2014 MTSCT National Marine and Freshwater Wananga Conference was held in Wellington.
The team hosted a regional freshwater hui in 2016. See the proceedings here
Presentations from the hui below:
Nicola Toki - Protecting our freshwater biodiversity
Leana Barriball and Raewyn Klenner. Freshwater Values and Iwi Perspectives
Aslan Wright-Stow. Citizen Science - developing a monitoring programme for your stream
Wellington Regional Coordinator:
Liz Gibson
Wellington's experienced coordinators work across the greater Wellington region delivering Mountains to Sea education programmes – just add water! Creating inspiring and hands-on experiences for students in their local environment and will support your classroom programme, manage equipment and all health and safety planning.
The programmes lead to a greater connection to nature and a meaningful understanding of conservation issues; fostering kaitiakitanga and action for the environment.
WBC Wellington students taking water samples