The community came together earlier this month and planted 240 native trees in just 45 minutes along Borck Creek that runs between Berryfields and The Meadows.
Tasman District Council’s environmental educator Prashanti Lovegrove says residents from the neighbouring retirement village, young families and a mix of locals turned up to begin planting the riparian strip.
“The goal for Borck Creek is to achieve 70 percent shade cover over the water and we’re only planting a narrow riparian strip. We’re keeping the green space as a flood plain because when we get high flows, we want to get the water off quickly.”
She says there was plenty of enthusiasm at the planting and locals may get more opportunities in the future to plant more trees.
Contractors will carry out the majority of the plantings along the creek edge, beginning this winter.
