Well, we are going to start on our Wilding Pine projects for 2012 shortly. This is something that we need to keep on top of, and keep pulling the pests out or they will get away on us. If there is anyone interested in coming on board this year, please email fran@nomadsafaris.co.nz, and give your phone number and email address to the staff there. It is suprisingly fun, and a great time to get to know new people along with helping our local environment.

As winter is approaching we are going to have another Wilding Pine Day before it arrives.
Tuesday 14 June, up Queenstown Hill again to see if we can pull out more trees than last time.
We would love as many volunteers as can to come along and help us.
Meet at Nomads office at 1.30pm.  Please ring the office 442-6699 to register your interest and to get details.
Look forward to seeing you all again.

Wow, what a day we had on Sunday uncovering Cooper’s Terrace. Had a good turn out of enthusiastic people about our history. We cut out a good couple of trailer loads of noxious weeds, and uncovered some amazing relics from the gold mining days. Many thanks to all who turned out, and we will definitely we going back to this site again.

Sunday 5th June is World Environment Day. Nomad Safaris is doing something particularly exciting this year to celebrate this Day. We are going to be clearing around Coopers Terrace, at the start of the Macetown Track. It is covered by alot of noxious plants.

Coopers Terrace is a relic of the goldmining days, and for me this is particularly poignant as next year is the 150 year celebration of goldmining coming to our area.

Susie Geh from DOC, and Bill Nolan from the Historical Society will be joining us for this.

We would love as many volunteers as possible to come along and take part in this project. We will be meeting at Nomad Safaris Base on the corner of Gorge Road and Industrial Place at 1-30 where transport will be provided out to Arrowtown, or alternatively we can meet you at the Chinese Settlement at 1-45.

Nomads will provide refreshments, and take some tools out, but if you have secauteurs, loppers and gloves please bring them along.

Once again if you would like to ring Nomads on 442-6699 to register your interest, we are assured of not leaving you behind. Looking forward to seeing you this Sunday.

Sunday 5th June is World Environment Day. Nomad Safaris is doing something particularly exciting this year to celebrate this Day. We are going to be clearing around Coopers Terrace, at the start of the Macetown Track. It is covered by alot of noxious plants.

Coopers Terrace is a relic of the goldmining days, and for me this is particularly poignant as next year is the 150 year celebration of goldmining coming to our area.

Susie Geh from DOC, and Bill Nolan from the Historical Society will be joining us for this.

We would love as many volunteers as possible to come along and take part in this project. We will be meeting at Nomad Safaris Base on the corner of Gorge Road and Industrial Place at 1-30 where transport will be provided out to Arrowtown, or alternatively we can meet you at the Chinese Settlement at 1-45.

Nomads will provide refreshments, and take some tools out, but if you have secauteurs, loppers and gloves please bring them along.

Once again if you would like to ring Nomads on 442-6699 to register your interest, we are assured of not leaving you behind. Looking forward to seeing you this Sunday.

On a Wilding Pine Day recently, Nomad Safaris along with Volunteers managed to rid Queenstown Hill of over 4000 wilding pines. On my own, or with another driver have managed to cut out over 1000 between Skippers Saddle and Remarkables access road. Everyone gone is one less to seed and spread. Am going to have another volunteer day within the next couple of weeks.

Next Wednesday 4 May we are having our annual Wild rubbish collecting afternoon as part of the Arrowtown Autumn Festival. Starting at 1.30pm behind the Museum in Arrowtown. We wander up the Macetown Road with a plastic bag searching for rubbish lurking in the bushes. You will be amazed at what people leave behind… come join us for a couple of hours.

Give  us a bell at the office: (03)442 6699 or email info@nomadsafaris.co.nz

Here’s video of a Skippers Canyon trip by one of our customers recently. Thank you Ron!

This was definitely one of the highlights of our fantastic holiday in New Zealand. We had no preconceived ideas as to what this exhilarating ride in a 4×4 through the mountains on a single dirt road was going to be like! Cut through the mountains in the 1860′s by the gold miners, this track has everything, loose surface, sheer drops, wooden suspension bridge still on the original cables and awesome views. I hope that this video conveys a small part of what we experienced.

The recent EcoAction meeting went really well. If anyone wants to be added to our email database let us know. We will update you on any volunteer days we are organising.

Read the Otago Daily Times article here.