Crusaders and Piwakawaka Litter Intelligence Survey and Beach Clean up

On a not so great West Coast Day Piwakawaka and the Crusaders Enviroschools leaders went to the Hokitka beach to conduct the Sustainable Coastlines Litter Intelligence Survey.  Whilst the Crusaders leaders worked with Emma Hunter from Sustaibale Coastlines on the Litter Intelligence Survey Piwakawaka did a beach clean up. 

The Litter intellligence survey requires us, along with Hokitika Primary and St Mary's, to survey the same 100metres of the beach and add our findings to the Sustainable Coastlines data base. We found 14 pieces of litter, categorised them, weighed them and added the information to the data base.

Along the beach we found five bags full of various litter including china plate pieces, plastic, drink bottles, wrappers, shoe inners, cartridges form fire arms and more. We bought this back to school to dispose of.

Beach Survey - Sustainable Coast Lines initiative

Last year our Lead Teacher Mrs Hickford went to a Sustainable Coastlines Citizen Science Workshop. There she was introduced and took part in the first Citizen Science Sustainable Coastlines Litter survey. This year we were lucky enough to go to the beach with Ms Zoe Watson from Enviroschools to resurvey the area that was surveyed the previous year. After collecting the rubbish we bought it back to school to classify and weigh. The data was then entered  to the Sustainable Coastlines Litter Intelligence Database.

Kaniere School Enviro Group

Jed and Victor help classify the rubbish

Weighing the litter back at school