wetland restoration
FOBC’s major ongoing project is the restoration of the Bullock Creek Hatchery Springs site with NZ native planting. We are supported in our work by the landowners Otago Fish & Game, Corrections NZ and a band of committed Wanaka volunteers.
gunnera eradication
In 2025, FOBC moved downstream from the Bullock Creek Hatchery Springs Site to assist Creek Neighbours to eradicate the invasive Chilean Rhubarb plant - Gunnera tinctoria.
FISH ON DRAINS
The FOBC Fish on Drains project was completed in 2024. Many thanks to WAI for the helpful input! WAI will carry on work throughout Wanaka via other actions. Check out WAI’s Our Drains are Streams & Adopt a Drain programmes.
water quality
Monitoring water quality which can be affected by storm water disposal from urban developments.
DEPARTMENT CORRECTIONS
Partnering with NZ Department of Corrections to provide projects for community service workers.
information boards
advocacy
Working with other Wanaka community stakeholders to advocate for the protection of Bullock Creek.
education
Providing a unique urban work space for a wide range of Wanaka educational & environmental groups.
