Mission

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#003333" TEXT="#F7F7FF" background="041d4c00dduajq.gif"> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="95" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 46 WIDTH="91"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="46" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="91" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Foxton Beach Coast Care </B>is a community action programme, coordinated by Regional & Territorial Authorities</div> <div> The programme aims to raise community awareness of the importance of dunes, and improve dune function for increased erosion protection.</div> <div> <B>Coast Care </B>groups are made up of residents and beach users who care about their coastal environment and want to participate actively in protecting and managing that environment. Local residents, holiday home owners, bach users, beach front property owners, developers and conservationists, etc should be represented on <B>Coast Care </B>groups. We are an inclusive organisation.</div> <div> <B>Coast Care </B>groups advise Council what work they regard as priority and they give their time to carry out tasks relating to restoring and protecting the dune system.</div> <div> <B>Coast Care </B>is supported by Horizons MW and Horowhenua District Council which both offer advice on reducing erosion and assist the groups with resources including native plants, fertiliser and building materials.</div> <div> <B>Coast Care </B>is involved in developing education resources on Coastal Resource Management, and research to improve the quality and reliability of projects.</div> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#333300" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#99FF66" FACE="Brush Script MT" ><I><B>Foxton Beach Coast Care</B></I></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#99FF66" FACE="Arial" >  </FONT>   |     <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Foxton Beach Coast Care"><U>home</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Calendar"><U>Calendar</U></A>   |   <B>Mission</B>   |   <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Events"><U>Events</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Related Links"><U>Related Links</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U>Contact Us</U></A></div> <div> <I>Mission</I></div> <div> Foxton Beach Coast Care is Incorporated in terms of the Incorporated Societies Act, and as part of its Constitution, has established 4 Fundamental Objectives:</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f066ff9900.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Preserve the coastline for future generations</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f066ff9900.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Uphold the Horowhenua District Council Coastal Management Plan</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f066ff9900.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Identify and undertake restoration projects</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f066ff9900.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Education and awareness</div> <bR> <div> Since its foundation in early 2000, the group has formed itself into a cohesive team working together to achieve the above objectives. Membership is drawn not only from the local Community, but from interest groups as far away as Wellington, Wanganui and the Manawatu. The diverse age groups represented here is also an indication that care for our environment is something that young and old alike consider vital and fundamental to the continuing and sustainable use of this wonderful resource.</div> <bR> <div> To date, major plantings have been undertaken to stabilise some of the more fragile dune structures, and whilst the use of introduced species such as <I>maram</I> still has a role to play, wherever possible, new plantings are turning more and more to native species such as <I>pingao</I> and <I>spinifex.</I></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="04ce4ea0.gif" border=0 width="228" height="234" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">                                 <IMG SRC="04dbae70.gif" border=0 width="186" height="231" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>                      Pingao                                                                       Spinifex</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>