NZPCN Biennial conference, Queenstown 2022
The role of the NZPCN is to facilitate and advocate for plant conservation as well as providing information and support to plant conservation practitioners, landowners, and managers. Our biennial conferences are highly regarded as the best place to meet people who are passionate about plant conservation and to network and collaborate on shared issues and challenges. Our next conference will take place in Queenstown in March 2022, the focus will be restoration ecology in New Zealand. We see Queenstown as an ideal location to host a restoration focused conference given the extent of the conifer to native ecosystem conversion underway and the ever-increasing number and size of local restoration projects. The essential conference details are listed below, more announcements will follow on our webpage and in our newsletter.
Conference dates: 20 – 23 March 2022
Conference theme: Restoration Ecology in New Zealand
Topics within theme:
• Challenges to scaling up restoration projects
• Eco-sourcing
• Engagement and education
• Iwi/hapū led restoration processes and case-studies
• Monitoring restoration projects
• Restoration after conifer removal
• Restoring threatened native plant populations
• Valuing natural regeneration
Timetable:
Sunday 20 March: Workshops and evening registration and welcome event
Monday 21 March: talks/presentations
Tuesday 22 March: talks/presentations and conference dinner
Wednesday 23 March: field trips
Conference organising committee:
• Alex Fergus, Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research (primary organiser)
• Joanna Smith, Wakatipu Reforestation Trust
• Jesse Bythell, QEII National Trust
Please address any queries to or 027 261 689