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Who we are
Who we are
Friends of Studholme Bush Scenic Reserve Society Incorporated https://register.charities.govt.nz/Charity/CC59958
We have an elected committee of 12 volunteers drawn from our wider members. We work closely with the Department of Conservation (DOC) with whom we have a Community Agreement (CA). Our CA provides both a secure pathway and guidance for our interactions and involvement with Studholme Bush Scenic Reserve as we seek its' ecological restoration.
We became a registered charity on 18th March 2022 - details of which can be found via the link above.
Our roles within the committee tie in with our goals on our HOME page and include :
Funding and Finance
Fence
Pest and predator control
Planting
Community Engagement
As a committee we meet every six weeks @ 6:30PM upstairs at the Waimate Hotel - see 'EVENTS' tab for our next meeting.
Check out our Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/fosbsr
We aim to present to the wider community as part of the Eco-Project Waimate via their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/theecoprojectwaimate/
History
History
Located at the start of the Waimate Gorge, the 281ha Studholme Bush was once part of an estimated 9000ha of native podocarp forest that covered the Hunters Hills.
These forests have existed here for at least 12,000 years since the end of the last ice-age. Studholme Bush was named after Michael Studholme, the first European settler to arrive in the area in 1848.
The bush was logged extensively in the 1860s to provide timber for the settler economy. In 1878 a huge fire swept through the region however a few native remnants remained in the gullies.
Studholme Bush was later gifted to the public by the Gama Foundation in 2008, then given to DOC to manage in 2009. In 2010 another fire raged through the reserve burning 154ha.
In 2020 Friends of Studholme Bush acquired a Community Agreement with the Department of Conservation.
The Reserve can be accessed via the White Horse Monument or Waimate Gorge (Studholme Bush) Carparks.
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