There are so many places to find information these days, this is just a small selection. The links are grouped into subject types and listed in alphabetical order. Let us know if you find really useful sites and we’ll add them in.
Articles
Foreshore Management in Local Government magazine: https://issuu.com/contrafed/docs/lg_dec_1612_issuu/30
Climate Change
- The International Blue Carbon Initiative is a coordinated, global program focused on mitigating climate change through the conservation and restoration of coastal and marine ecosystems. https://www.thebluecarboninitiative.org/
Coastal hazards and climate change
- Coastal hazards and climate change: Guidance for local government. Dec 2017
- The Australian guide to nature-based methods for reducing risk from coastal hazards
Estuaries:
- http://www.doc.govt.nz/estuaries - explore, monitor and restore
- https://www.niwa.co.nz/education-and-training/schools/students/estuaries - definition, creation, protection
Funding for projects (also try your local Council)
- http://generosity.org.nz/
- http://wwf.org.nz/what_we_do/community_funding/habitat_protection_fund/
- http://www.doc.govt.nz/doc-community-fund
Global Issues
- Sand, rarer than one thinks
- Find out how many native trees you need to plant to cancel your carbon foot print - Carbon Calculator from Tane’s Tree Trust
Historically rare ecosystems (coastal) and significant dune systems
- http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/science/portfolios?RareEcosys_CatID=1
- http://dunes.otago.ac.nz/dunes_of_national_significance
Identification living creatures
- Segmented bristle-bearing worms are usually the most abundant animals living within sands and muds on the seashore: http://www.annelida.net/nz/Polychaeta/ShorePoly/NZShorePolychaeta_begin.htm
- https://inaturalist.nz/ Take a photo using this app or upload one from your collection. Some suggestions of what it could be will show up. Fill in the other details and others will help you get it identified. Useful for anything that lives or was alive: plants, birds, pests, weeds, fungi, etc. Also for professionals to find out where species live, so it is important to upload unusual species (or unusual in your area)
Kids
Wild things Issue 116 on Shore Birds and other coastal features. A great little booklet with lots of fun games.
Monitoring
- http://formak.co.nz to help with inventarisation and monitoring of species
- https://www.inaturalist.org/ - recording species observations
- http://ebird.org/content/newzealand - birds
- http://www.lawa.org.nz/explore-data/coastal/ water quality at beaches
Native plant identification and use
- http://www.nzpcn.org.nz/default.asp
- http://floraseries.landcareresearch.co.nz/pages/Search.aspx
- http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/publications/newsletters/soil/issue-23/nature-services
- http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/science/plants-animals-fungi/plants/ethnobotany/weaving-plants
Native fauna
- Lizard identification: http://nzlizards.landcareresearch.co.nz/Default.aspx
- Lizard conservation toolkit: http://ecogecko.co.nz/toolkit.php
- Seabirds - overview
- Seabirds of the Hauraki Gulf: Natural History, Research and Conservation
- A Fisher’s Guide to New Zealand Seabirds
- Seabird Diversity in the Southern Ocean
NZ coastal policy statement 2010, guidance and review
- http://www.doc.govt.nz/about-us/science-publications/conservation-publications/marine-and-coastal/new-zealand-coastal-policy-statement/policy-statement-and-guidance/
- Report on the effectiveness of the NZ Coastal Policy Statement - Part 1
- Report on the effectiveness of the NZ Coastal Policy Statement - Part 2
Pest control - best practice and monitoring
- http://www.npca.org.nz/index.php/a-series-best-practice.html - National Pest Control Agencies publications about pest animal control and monitoring methods.
- http://www.doc.govt.nz/conservation/threats-and-impacts/animal-pests/methods-of-control/ - Department of Conservation pest animal control information
- Funding for pest control: https://predatorfreenz.org/kiwibank-communities/apply-for-funding/
Restoration
- http://www.southlandcommunitynursery.org.nz/restoring-your-patch/know-your-patch/coasts/
- Record trees planted: http://www.treesthatcount.co.nz/
- List your group and record your activities in numbers: http://www.naturespace.org.nz/
- Wild for Taranaki restoration guides
Science
The NZ Coastal Society is a Technical Interest Group of Engineering New Zealand. Their members are mostly professional engineers. They have some interesting resourses on their website: http://www.coastalsociety.org.nz
Submissions
- The newly updated (2018) Environment Guide contains practical information to assist individuals, community groups and businesses to more effectively participate in environmental management processes. http://www.environmentguide.org.nz/issues/coastal
Weather and Tsunami information
Weed identification and control
- http://www.weedbusters.co.nz
- http://www.lgnz.co.nz/nzs-local-government/new-zealands-councils/ - Find your local regional council and find out about biosecurity in your area