Resources

Environmental grant scheme

Nelson City Council has an annual Environmental Grants Scheme to support landowners and community groups to restore Nelson’s natural environment. Click here to find out more.

Keep updated with Nelson Nature

Nelson Nature puts out a regular email newsletter, Nelson Nature Fix, with timely seasonal info, news and events for the Whakatū Nelson region. You can sign up for Nature Fix and read back copies here.

We also publish information about Nelson Nature in our news and media release section.

Join or start a group

• Visit our community action page

Animal pest trapping

• Find a trapping group near you
• Best practice guide for backyard trapping

Planting native plants

• Love native plants
• Living heritage plant guide
• Plant me Instead
• Volunteer groups
• Ecosourcing plants

Weed control

• Species list
• Plant me Instead
• Volunteer groups
• Weedbusters

Harvesting rainwater

• Best Practice guide
• Rainwater harvesting information and instructional video

Managing stormwater

• Managing stormwater in the industrial environment
• Managing stormwater

Additional Resources:

• Addressing New Zealand's Biodiversity Challenge
• Nelson's Biodiversity strategy
• Nelson Nature Strategy 2017-2020
• Nelson Nature - Strategy 2017-2020 -progress update 2023