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Learn About Our
Catchment Community
We are dedicated to fostering an educated and engaged community of farmers and landowners.
UWCC is a collective of upper Selwyn foothills landowners who support and educate the local agricultural community on regulations, ecology, and education for future generations. Our goal is to create a sustainable future for agriculture in our community.
Our Strategy 2024-2028
Future Focused Foothills | Uniting and enhancing our foothills communities for a sustainable rural future.
How we work:
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Stewarts of the foothills
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Progress through collaboration
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Enhancing community and environment while promoting sustainable farming
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Valuable resource for our farming community.
Our Goals & Objectives Are:
Build local capability and capacity
The first purpose of the group is to build local capacity and capability within the Upper Waikirikiri foothills to empower catchments to work towards solutions across a range of agreed issues.
Create a baseline of environmental compliance while maintaining the local economy
It is local knowledge that this foothills area is currently in the position of low compliance, and it is believed by the steering group that this is predominantley the result of a lack of networks and support.
Advance biodiversity and indigenous covering in the Upper Waikirikiri foothills
It is widely acknowledged by landowners and stakeholders alike that diodiversity is lacking from mountains to the sea in the Selwyn District. It is the aim of the UWCC to support landowners in achieving a 10% increase in indigenous covering across the foothills.
Understanding and contributing to knowledge about our water quality.
The Selwyn District is unfortunately notorious for it's water quality and our steering group seeks to have a complete picture of current state for the UWCC. There are significant issues in the foothills water quality- making it unsuitable for drinking and swimming in some areas - which is of concern how high the area is in the overall catchment.
Create opportunities for networking and connection.
The first purpose of the group is to build local capacity and capability within the Upper Waikirikiri foothills to empower catchments to work towards solutions across a range of agreed issues.