Southland Ecological Restoration Network

Southland Ecological Restoration Network

A Network of Southland Community Conservation Projects

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Welcome to SERN

June • Rakatu Wetlands

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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

Menzies Students Lend a Hand for Local Wildlife

On Friday 22 May, a group of senior students from Menzies College rolled up their sleeves to support a community planting day along a stream that feeds into the Wyndham Wildlife… Read more

Upcoming Events

Castledowns Wetland Planting Volunteer Day

7 June 2026

Hi Wetlanders … We have been waiting for the digger to return to remove the rest of the willows, but it will not be back till the end of July. Read more

Combined Rotary Clubs involvement in planting thousands of native plants over the closed landfill site. (2007).

Invercargill Estuary Walkway

AB Lime has a well equipped native plant nursery. Ecosourced seeds are sown out in early winter and kept in the seedling house until the next spring.

AB Lime, Motu Ngahere

Long-tailed bat – credit Colin O’Donnell

Predator Free Rakiura

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