2011 International Year of Forests

This year we are celebrating how important forests are for life on earth. Check out this film which is the official International Year of the Forest film. It is called 'Of Forests and Men'.

A Biopetrol made from algae!

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/environment/news/video.cfm?c_id=39&gal_cid=39&gallery_id=117623 Check this link out to watch a video about some work that French and Spanish scientists are working on. Thay are the biggest test tubes I've ever seen!

Wisdom the 60 year old albatross

Wisdom is the oldest known wild bird in the USA.She lives on Midway Atoll in the Pacific Ocean, near Hawaii.
Can you beleive she has a healthy chick at her age? She has probably raised 30 to 35 chicks in her lifetime.
Even more amazing than this is that she has recently survived the tsunami that hit her island following Japan's 9.0 magnitude earthquake.Thousands of birds died. It is not known whether her chick survived.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/4796364/Ancient-albatross-survives-tsunami

Jack Johnson-3 R's song

# R's Song

Conservation Week

This week the Senior and Middle Team classes are going to Kitchener Park to be shown around by the park curator, Mr Scott.
Mr Scott and his wonderful team of helpers will be talking about our beautiful native trees and plants and about the threats to their health.

NZ Beauty

You need some quiet time to watch and enjoy these fantastic photos of nature in NZ.

Can you spot the weta?