Travis Wetland

Travis Wetland is an ecological restoration programme in the suburb of Burwood in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Travis Wetland in 2014

It covers 116 ha of land formerly drained and used as a dairy farm. In 2009 it won the "Urban Sustainability" category in the Green Ribbon Awards awarded by the Minister for the Environment.[1]

In May 2010 the rare and endangered Canterbury mudfish were released into the wetland in the hope that they would become established.[2]

Panorama of Travis Wetland from August 2019

See also

References
  1. Smith, Nick (4 June 2009). "Green Ribbon Award winners announced". New Zealand Government. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
  2. Brown, Giles (5 May 2010). "Project aims to re-establish endangered mudfish in wetland". The Press.


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