We now have the report from our first bird count/survey!

With the help of contractors Mike and Pat from WMIL (Wildlife Management International Limited) the RDWT held its first braided river bird survey over the weekend. We had great weather and willing volunteers and met our goal of walking approximately 20 km stretches of both the Rees and the Dart rivers, finishing at the delta.

Eiji Kitai, a Greenstone Track hut warden from Queenstown, is spending four months this summer walking the Te Araroa Trail enjoying the environment, meeting new people and spreading the word about the projects of the Routeburn Dart Wildlife Trust.

We are delighted to announce that Real Journeys has chosen the Trust to be one of two recipients of money from their annual winter ball, which will be in August at Walter's Peak. This is excellent and exciting news. Thank you Real Journeys.