Mountains to Sea Conservation Trust provides a range of monitoring and restoration services for local conservation groups, local and central government, tangata whenua and other partners. From the top of river catchments right through to coastal environments, we have an extended network of skilled experts equipped to share knowledge and get things moving on the ground.

Key Activities

Marine monitoring: kelp restoration, fish monitoring, kina counts, timed fish surveys, marine metres squared measurements, presence/absence monitoring (including pests and biosecurity)

Freshwater monitoring: eDNA, SHMAK, fish surveys, īnanga spawning surveys, water quality surveys, kākahi monitoring, threatened species monitoring (lamprey and mudfish), fish passage assessments and monitoring, pest presence/absence monitoring, wetland monitoring, rapid habitat assessment

Tools we offer/support we can provide

Community connections for/with communities and government, practical equipment advice and suppliers, funding advice and support, restoration planning, digital tools to collect and visualise data (including our comprehensive CBFM and NĪSP ArcGIS portals) and interpretation of results, in-water support for marine monitoring, comprehensive Health and Safety support for snorkelling and stream-based monitoring activities, and more.

Training we offer: In addition to this, we provide training and education in all of the services above, designed to increase the capacity and capability of communities to do the mahi themselves.

Impact

Background

Since its inception in 2001, Mountains to Sea Conservation Trust has increased its offering of monitoring and restoration services in response to community and government needs.

Today, the organisation offers a wide suite of services from the mountains to the sea. This internconnected approach to monitoring makes us an ideal partner for both small groups and large government projects, allowing us to help inform the overall picture of aquatic health regardless of project scale.

Get Involved

If you'd like to enquire about our monitoring and restoration services (freshwater, marine, or both) please fill in our expression of interest form so we can ensure your enquiry is directed to the right team member.