'Ki Uta Ki Tai - Everything is connected' - A presentation by Gareth Boyt

Our public talk series wrapped up for 2020 with Gareth Boyt joining us on the 19 November at the Oamaru Library. 'Ki Uta Ki Tai - Everything is connected' looked at our unique species and their connection to the Geopark, interactions within ecosystems, traditional ecological knowledge and how understanding the past will help us to deal with the future! Gareth recently joined the Waitaki District Council team as Biodiversity Advisor. He has a background in conservation, ecosystem monitoring and education with the Whare Wānanga framework and a passion for sustainable land management and healthy ecosystems. He lives on a small farm at Waianakarua with his wife and 1 year old son, where they grow flowers, vegetables and trees. He has a major interest in alternative forms of looking after our land (as opposed to the current “utilisation” of land), celestial observation and sees a bright future for our unique biodiversity through systems of incorporation and understanding rather than the current situation of segregation. Everything is connected...

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