'Coastal Champions' announced
Bay of Plenty staff member Pim de Monchy was one of two Regional Coastal Champions recently announced by the New Zealand Coastal Society. Pim, well known to those in dune restoration and Coastcare received the award for his outstanding efforts co-ordinating thousands of volunteers to clean up Bay of Plenty beaches after the Rena disaster in 2011.
Barry Turk received a Regional Coastal Champion award for work instigating Onemana Beachcare in the Coromandel. The group has planted over 30,000 plants with the foredune now in total spinifex cover and the backdune supporting a diverse range of native shrubs.
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Posted: 23 March 2013 in the News category