Kaitiakitaka in Open Valley Urban Ecosanctuary

Open Valley Urban Ecosanctuary (Open VUE) relies on volunteers to provide support by offering their time, skills, and expertise. There are many wonderful ideas coming from the residents to promote and increase biodiversity within the Valley. However, as with most volunteer-based organisations, Open VUE has quite a few challenges associated with getting these ideas to fruition due to low volunteer turnout.

Funded by The Otago Museum Trust Board Curious Minds platform, Open VUE has launched a participatory science project in conjunction with DNI students called Kaitiakitaka in Open Valley Urban Ecosanctuary.  In this social science project, students will work with Open VUE, University advisors, and Social Impact Studio to investigate the motivations and attitudes around community volunteering for local conservation projects within NEV.  The ultimate goal of this project is to sustainably continue community-led conservation efforts in an effort to expand biodiverse spaces for our wonderful native populations.  

You can help by completing a very short 1 minute survey. All survey takers are able to go into a draw to win 1 of 6 $50 grocery vouchers. If you do not have access to a computer, but would still like to complete the survey for a chance to win a grocery voucher, call 473 8614 or stop by our office for a quick chat. We encourage all North East Valley community members of any age to participate in completing the survey. Multiple members of a household may participate.

CLICK HERE TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR SURVEY -> SUPER AWESOME ENVIRONMENTAL SURVEY