https://wellington.gen.nz/tari-wiltons-bush-trust Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush Trust newsitems https://www.owbt.nz/about-the-trust/news/international-acclaim-for-otari-orchid-scienstists/ Stories of native orchid conservation research at Ōtari impressed an international audience of orchid specialists, in Perth in September. Scientists from the Lions Ōtari Plant Conservation Laboratory madeJennifer Alderton-Moss and her winning poster Jennifer Alderton-Moss and her winning poster presentations to the 8th International Orchid Conservation Congress on their groundbreaking research undertaken around the germination of rare native orchids. conservation Tue, 01 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://www.owbt.nz/about-the-trust/news/international-acclaim-for-otari-orchid-scienstists/ Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush Trust 2024-10-01T00:00:00Z -41.269627400000005 174.75084034411938 Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand https://www.owbt.nz/about-the-trust/news/community-and-plants-the-stars-of-a-great-open-day/ Community and plants were the obvious themes at the annual Ōtari Open Day, on September 14. Plant sales were hugely popular – this was the first Open Day that all the plants on sale were propagated from the Ōtari collections in the Trust’s own nursery, thanks to the huge efforts of Jane Humble, Lynley Trower and other volunteers, supported by Ōtari garden staff. Ōtari gardeners and expert Behind the scenes, Ōtari Nursery tour Behind the scenes, Ōtari Nursery tour botanists were on hand to advise those keen to spread the native plant love into their home gardens. Others took the chance for a tour of the special plants being raised in the Ōtari Nursery. conservation Sun, 15 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://www.owbt.nz/about-the-trust/news/community-and-plants-the-stars-of-a-great-open-day/ Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush Trust 2024-09-15T00:00:00Z -41.269627400000005 174.75084034411938 Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand https://www.owbt.nz/about-the-trust/news/nz-botanical-society-otari-book-review/ We’re quietly chuffed that the New Zealand Botanical Society was so pleased with our book. Thanks to Bec Stanley for your lovely review. books conservation Mon, 15 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://www.owbt.nz/about-the-trust/news/nz-botanical-society-otari-book-review/ Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush Trust 2023-05-15T00:00:00Z -41.269627400000005 174.75084034411938 Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand https://www.owbt.nz/about-the-trust/news/the-heroes-of-otari-wiltons-bush-interview-with-kim-hill/ Bee Dawson, commissioned author of Ōtari: Two hundred years of Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush, has been busy with interviews, telling of how much she learned and the delightful encounters she enjoyed with key people in the Ōtari community, while researching for the book. books conservation Sun, 18 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://www.owbt.nz/about-the-trust/news/the-heroes-of-otari-wiltons-bush-interview-with-kim-hill/ Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush Trust 2022-12-18T00:00:00Z -41.269627400000005 174.75084034411938 Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand https://www.owbt.nz/about-the-trust/news/saving-the-orchids/ Nationally significant research to save rare native orchids is being undertaken in a tiny science lab at Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush in Wellington. Finding Ōtari conservation and science advisor Dr Karin van der Walt and research technician Jennifer Alderton-Moss is a bit of a mission. The pair work from a small cottage behind Ōtari’s plant nursery, hidden from visitors who wander the trails exploring New Zealand’s single largest collection of native plants. conservation Thu, 15 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://www.owbt.nz/about-the-trust/news/saving-the-orchids/ Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush Trust 2022-12-15T00:00:00Z -41.269627400000005 174.75084034411938 Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand https://www.owbt.nz/about-the-trust/news/voices-of-the-kaiwharawhara/ In 2022, the Voices of the Kaiwharawhara communications project was completed by Science Masters student Janel Hull, as part of her Science in Society Student Research for Science Communication at Victoria University of Wellington. Janel aimed to tell inspirational stories about Wellingtonians working towards restoring the Kaiwharawhara Stream. These stories highlighted volunteers, Māori, citizen scientists, scientists, youth, and business leaders, and included some of our Trust members. conservation Thu, 15 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://www.owbt.nz/about-the-trust/news/voices-of-the-kaiwharawhara/ Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush Trust 2022-12-15T00:00:00Z -41.269627400000005 174.75084034411938 Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand https://www.owbt.nz/about-the-trust/news/allan-mere-award-for-our-dr-carol-west/ In September we learned that Dr Carol West, Chair of the Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush Trust (OWBT), was to be awarded the Allan Mere for 2022. The Allan Mere is awarded by the New Zealand Botanical Society to recognize outstanding botanists who make significant contributions to New Zealand botany. The pounamu mere is named after Harry Howard Allan – the first Director of the former DSIR Botany Division, and author of the first volume of the DSIR New Zealand Flora series. conservation Thu, 15 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://www.owbt.nz/about-the-trust/news/allan-mere-award-for-our-dr-carol-west/ Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush Trust 2022-12-15T00:00:00Z -41.269627400000005 174.75084034411938 Ōtari-Wilton’s Bush, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand