Last week, Mararoa School went out on the Kepler Track to learn about our own backyard. Alessandra spoke to us about Richard Henry, one of New Zealand's first conservationists. Richard Henry caught and then rowed 500 kakapo to Resolution Island in the late 1800's in the hopes of saving the population from introduced stoats. He built a hut to live in on the shores of Lake Te Anau. Students used team work and found objects to build their own huts. Later, we continued to the student predator trapline to learn about how we can humanely continue Richard Henry's work. We learnt so much about local history during our time in the bush, thank you for an awesome day Alessandra!

