We'll also have to do some weeding around the natives when it's not so boggy.
(where is the peanut butter jar?)
Monday, 17 June 2019
Rat/Stoat Trap Update
The rain finally cleared and it was a beautiful day to go down to our Rerenga Awa to do a quick clean up of rubbish, see how the new natives we planted are doing, and check out our traps to see if the rats liked the dog biscuits we laid as bait. And they answer is.....NO! The traps have not been touched. We're going to reset them again with a rotten egg. The white trap that Josh is holding in the photo had cheese - it looks like they didn't like that either. We still can't find the peanut butter container on Mrs Naden's desk so she will bring in some more...unless someone has some nutella at home they could give us a scoop of?
We'll also have to do some weeding around the natives when it's not so boggy.
Mrs Naden's own 'rats nest'!
(where is the peanut butter jar?)
We'll also have to do some weeding around the natives when it's not so boggy.
(where is the peanut butter jar?)
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Room 1, you are doing an amazing job of looking after God's creation! What native trees did you plant? We thought the tree in your photo looks like a pohutukawa.
ReplyDeleteHope you find the peanut butter jar ;)
Tui Class
Kia ora Tui Class,
DeleteWe have planted lots of natives such as harakeke, pohutukawa, kanuka, karaka, lancewood and heaps more. Mrs Naden has not found the peanut butter jar - wonder why?!?
Sounds amazing! We just had some large established trees removed from the front of our school (non-native & pest trees!) so we decided to plant natives for shade, beautification and playing... but when Tui went to plant them for service day we discovered that there is pan under our field which is like concrete! We had sore arms from trying hehe :)
ReplyDeleteKia ora Tui Class,
ReplyDeleteWhat do you mean by a pan? What did it used to be used for? Is it like a courtyard under the ground? What will you plant? Can the roots of the trees you plant grow if there is a pan?
Mā te wā,
Room 1
I really appreciate the job your doing caring for your awa. I regularly walk through your school and enjoy the way you respect your environment. Keep up the rat catching as I am not a fan!!
ReplyDeleteA happy teacher from your neighborhood!
Kia ora Ms Mador,
DeleteThank you for your comment. The rats are eating our native insects and seeds so we are excited when we catch one. We are getting a new rat/stoat trap AND a possum trap that reset themselves. We will post an update on here when they arrive. We liked reading that you enjoy walking through our school. Have you ever caught a rat?
Mā te wā,
Room 1
Wow you are the community kind! I look forward to seeing the new trap!
ReplyDeleteKia ora Mrs Hart,
DeleteThank you for your kind comment. We have ordered our traps from Goodnature and they said they will arrive this week - we are super excited. We will blog an update when we get them.
Mā te wā,
Room 1