Southland Ecological Restoration Network

Southland Ecological Restoration Network

A Network of Southland Community Conservation Projects

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Welcome to SERN

September • Gore Forest Restoration, Hamilton Park

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Do you want to learn more about ecological restoration projects in Southland? Would you like to volunteer assistance on a Southland project? Use the map to the right to find a project, or check out the larger map in the Project Directory.

Project Directory

Southland Ecological Restoration Network (SERN) is a network of Southland people “bringing back the natives”. The aim is to promote the restoration of native ecological sites in Southland.

This website features a number of local restoration projects, with contact information and photos for each project. There is also at least one field day a year to bring people involved in restoration together, to encourage and share knowledge and also celebrate all the good work going on around Southland.

SERN openly invites volunteers to approach restoration project contacts if they wish to lend a hand.

Latest News

Westpac Water Care Grant Winners Announced

Excerpt from Thriving Southland's September newsletter: 'This year we had four applications submitted to this fund this year from Lower Oreti, Greater Dipton, Otama and Hedgehope… Read more

Upcoming Events

Tools, Traps & Technology workshop

19 September 2026

Join Andrew Saunders from TrapNZ for a practical, hands-on workshop covering best practices in introduced predator control and the latest… Read more

Waihopai School learn all about what damage pests can do in our forests and meet some of the traps. December 2020

Southland Community Nursery

2022 Looking up the valley to the Takitimus. With a good local seed source, natural regeneration is already coming through the broom.

Te Kōawa Mahinga Kai Restoration Project

Before. This restoration began with just a stand of kahikatea in a grass paddock. Here you can see the difference with more recent planting.

Ivy Russell Reserve, Winton

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