The Royal Forest and Bird Society
The Royal Forest and Bird Society is New Zealand's largest and most active environmental group with 40,000 members nationwide and a 10,000 strong children's Kiwi Conservation Club.
Take a look at their website www.forestandbird.org.nz for what is happening at the moment and for details of how to join up.
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Founded in 1923 its objectives are "to preserve and protect the indigenous flora and fauna and natural features and landscapes of New Zealand for their intrinsic worth and for the benefit of all people".
It operates campaigns on current conservation issues through out New Zealand and each year conducts an annual appeal to raise funds and awareness.
Forest and Bird is a member of the World Conservation Union (IUCN) and the New Zealand partner of Birdlife International.
The Kiwi Conservation Club (KCC) is a special Forest and Bird project just for children. Individual children, families, groups and schools can all join the Kiwi Conservation Club.
Have a look on their website www.kcc@forestandbird.org.nz and join up your children or grandchildren. They will love receiving the magazines and finding out more about New Zealand's natural world
The Kiwi Conservation Club (KCC) offers you:
- The KCC magazine 5 times a year
- One magazine for single subscribers, and a magazine per child for family subscribers
- Your own personal membership certificate with the KCC code
- In most areas, the opportunity to participate in local KCC group activities
- Fact sheets on the website or by request, to help with school projects
For your school or group you will receive class sets of the KCC magazine, curriculum links within the magazine, fact sheets for projects, (on the website) and even teacher's Field Guides, (on the website).
