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    Wilding tree group welcomes funding boost

    Wilding tree group welcomes funding boost

    Republished from the Wanaka App 12th October 2026 The Upper Clutha Wilding Tree Group (UCWTG) has welcomed a significant increase in funding from the government. Securing government funding via the...

    Wilding tree group welcomes funding boost

    Republished from the Wanaka App 12th October 2026 The Upper Clutha Wilding Tree Group (UCWTG) has welcomed a significant increase in funding from the government. Securing government funding via the...

    Dead pines on Little Mt Iron explained

    Dead pines on Little Mt Iron explained

    Republished from Wanaka App 2nd June 2026 The Upper Clutha Wilding Tree Group (UCWTG) has explained why dead pine trees remain on Little Mt Iron after the group’s trained volunteers...

    Dead pines on Little Mt Iron explained

    Republished from Wanaka App 2nd June 2026 The Upper Clutha Wilding Tree Group (UCWTG) has explained why dead pine trees remain on Little Mt Iron after the group’s trained volunteers...

    Stevenson’s Peninsula cleared of wilding pines

    Stevenson’s Peninsula cleared of wilding pines

    Republished from Wanaka App 15th December 2024   The Upper Clutha Wilding Tree Group has removed 1,700 wilding pines from the 2,000-hectare Stevenson’s Peninsula at Lake Wānaka.  The work was...

    Stevenson’s Peninsula cleared of wilding pines

    Republished from Wanaka App 15th December 2024   The Upper Clutha Wilding Tree Group has removed 1,700 wilding pines from the 2,000-hectare Stevenson’s Peninsula at Lake Wānaka.  The work was...

    Stop wilding pines before it's too late

    Stop wilding pines before it's too late

    Republished from the Wanaka Sun 18th October 2024   When out walking, it’s great to come across wilding pines that have been pulled out or cut down. Someone else has...

    Stop wilding pines before it's too late

    Republished from the Wanaka Sun 18th October 2024   When out walking, it’s great to come across wilding pines that have been pulled out or cut down. Someone else has...

    Group makes headway in battle against wilding trees

    Group makes headway in battle against wilding t...

    (Republished from the Wanaka App,  1st August 2024) A ‘Johnny come lately’ group of keen volunteers is having a big impact on the Upper Clutha environment. The Upper Clutha Wilding...

    Group makes headway in battle against wilding t...

    (Republished from the Wanaka App,  1st August 2024) A ‘Johnny come lately’ group of keen volunteers is having a big impact on the Upper Clutha environment. The Upper Clutha Wilding...

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    A New Weed in Town

    NATURAL HISTORY OF WANAKA ARNE CLELAND Republished from the Wanaka Sun 8th December 2023. There is a new weed in town with the potential of becoming a “ticking timebomb”, according...

    A New Weed in Town

    NATURAL HISTORY OF WANAKA ARNE CLELAND Republished from the Wanaka Sun 8th December 2023. There is a new weed in town with the potential of becoming a “ticking timebomb”, according...