1.0SociaLinkhttps://socialink.org.nz/legacyLindahttps://socialink.org.nz/legacy/blog/author/linda/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="rlhQWEKnPP"><a href="https://socialink.org.nz/legacy/blog/2023/08/16/volunteers-care-for-the-blade/">Volunteers care for The Blade</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://socialink.org.nz/legacy/blog/2023/08/16/volunteers-care-for-the-blade/embed/#?secret=rlhQWEKnPP" width="600" height="338" title="“Volunteers care for The Blade” — SociaLink" data-secret="rlhQWEKnPP" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://socialink.org.nz/legacy/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> It’s Conservation Week this week, and all over the Western Bay of Plenty volunteers are out in all weather laying traps and ensuring native birds and flora can survive. Conservation volunteer John Rowlandson spends hours each week trapping “the baddies” – stoats, possums, rats, feral cats – to protect his favourite place, The Blade at […]https://socialink.org.nz/legacy/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/blade3-225x300.jpg