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Wai Tuwhera o te Taiao e-pānui
Here-turi-kōkā / August 2022
As we near spring, the īnanga are starting to migrate into freshwater, and it’s prime time for planting.
This month with Wai Tuwhera o te Taiao you can register to take an eDNA sample in spring or summer, learn about tools for visual storytelling, and we’ll be announcing successful project proposals.
Registrations open for spring and summer sampling rounds
Registrations are open until 26 August for groups to receive 1-2 eDNA kits to use during the upcoming spring and summer seasons.
This month's webinar
Visual storytelling: your eDNA results in context
12.30 pm, Wednesday 10 August
Storytelling is a powerful tool for sharing your mahi with a wider audience – be it your whānau, community, local council or potential funders.
This webinar takes you through the basics of using StoryMaps, an online storytelling platform using maps, words and images. We'll also share ways you can use your "wheel of life" graphic from Wilderlab to show what species you discovered, including interactive activities you can do as a group.
This webinar is for participants from our autumn sampling intake, but anyone is welcome to attend.
Resources to support you
Use the button below to access video and written resources to support your eDNA sampling journey.
View our webinar recordings
Here's July's recording:
Webinar: Interpreting your eDNA data | EPA
Plan a project or interpret your data
Access helpful information, as well as share information with your group / rōpū.
Announcing successful projects
We received 45 proposals from groups wishing to undertake an eDNA project using up to 24 eDNA kits to explore a question about their local waterway.
We will be contacting those who submitted a proposal next week with the outcome and will be publishing a list of successful projects on our website at www.epa.govt.nz/eDNA under "Get involved".
We're excited to share more details on the successful projects in early September– keep an eye out!
What's happening at the EPA
We wrapped up our sponsorship of the FMG Young Farmer of the Year contest series, attending the grand final in Whangārei. We contributed theoretical and practical challenges to test contestants’ knowledge and understanding of environmentally sustainable farming practices.
Watch our video featuring the contest winnerA fumigant called ethanedinitrile or EDN (used to kill pests in timber and logs) can now be imported, manufactured, and used under strict conditions.
More on the approval- Want to find out more about the work at the EPA?
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