The mulch came from Mt Pokaka and Bay Lumber Waipapa as well as a number of other kind donors. It was delivered for free by Dan Carter bulk carriers - big heaps of it were piled up in mounds up at the top back corner of the Woods. Mark Klinac donated the use of a digger and bobcat for a day to spread the mulch in strategic locations around the Wood, leaving it in smaller piles where it was then spread by the bucketload by volunteers.
John surveying the piles of bamboo mulch...
Here are the guys unloading the digger and the bobcat, and then a bit of discussion about what goes where, where to start...
I
nipped out to Roland's Wood from work mid morning to take these photos
on the day it was all happening, and then went back that evening after
supper with friends visiting from England - it was almost dark - we saw
an owl swooping from tree to tree as we walked along which was wonderful - but it was easy
to see even in the half light the difference that had been made already
that day - new paths, mulch spread around, and the mountains of mulch
much diminished.
Many thanks from John and the Roland's Wood team for all the community support - your contributions are greatly appreciated.
