Pukaha BioBlitz 2016 Key Personnel Structure

Pukaha BioBlitz 2016
Schools Programme
Friday 26 February 9am-3pm
Key Personnel
Pukaha Mount Bruce General Manager: Helen Tickner helen@pukaha.org.nz
027 770 0020
Bioblitz Project Leader: Catherine Rossiter-Stead catherine@promotepr.co.nz
021 047 1723
Bioblitz Coordinator: Jo Priest bioblitz@pukaha.org.nz
Solway College: Roz Chand rozleen.chand@solwaycollege.school.nz
Kuranui College: Cheryl Iro iroc@kuranui-college.school.nz
Tararua College: Nicki Harding nharding@tararuacollege.school.nz
Greytown School: Sally Morch smorch@greytown.school.nz
Carterton School: Melanie MacGregor mmacgregor@carterton.school.nz
Southend School: Alistair Key principal@southend.school.nz
Masterton Primary: Shona Purcell purcells@masterton.school.nz
Eketahuna School: Kathryn Morgan kathryn@eketahuna.school.nz
Ruud Kleinpaste: ruud@bugman.co.nz
Nicola Toki: ntoki@doc.govt.nz
A film crew will be on site during the day. Schools will be asked to distribute
release forms to parents and have them signed in advance of the event.
Structure
22 secondary students / mentors:
Solway College (5 students)
Kuranui College (5 students)
Tararua College (12 students)
56 primary students (Years 6, 7 & 8):
Greytown School (12 students - 4 groups)
Carterton School (12 students - 4 groups)
Southend School (8 students - 2 groups)
Masterton Primary (12 students - 4 groups)
Eketahuna School (12 students - 4 groups)
Each group made up of 3 primary school students and a secondary school
mentor.
Presenters:
Ruud Kleinpaste
Nicola Toki
Rotation of sessions:
Manukura (28 students):
Greytown
Mauriceville
Carterton
Kahurangi (32 students):
Southend
Masterton
Eketahuna
Schedule
Time
8am
9am
9.15am –
9.45am
Activity
Day 1 BioBlitz commences
School groups arrive in huia room
Schools briefing
Health & Safety, Hazard
Go over day’s timetable
Groups meet their group leader
What to look for
Group
Presenter
All groups
Catherine
9.45am
Session 1
Groups go out in the bush with a
presenter to find and collect as
much as they can
In groups identify and record what
has been collected and found
Morning tea (toilet break) by picnic
tables if dry, in Huia room if wet
Session 2
Groups meet back at Huia room
rotate and go out in the bush a
presenter to find and collect as
much as they can
Identify and record what has been
collected and found
Manukura
Kahurangi
Rudd
Nicola
Manukura
Kahurangi
All Groups
Rudd
Nicola
Teachers
Manukura
Kahurangi
Nicola
Rudd
Manukura
Kahurangi
Primary
students
only
Secondary
Students
only
Nicola
Rudd
10.35am
11am
11.25am
12.15pm
12.15pm
Presentation on ‘Forest Floor
Invertebrates’ in the Rangitane
Room
12.40pm
Lunch (toilet break) by picnic tables
if dry, in Huia room if wet
What’s hidden in Pukaha’s
Streams? A summary of what cool
1.00pm
All Groups
All Groups
Dr Maria
Minor
(Massey
Univ)
Teachers
Siobhan
Lynch
1.20pm
2.15pm
3pm
5pm
things the scientists found in
Pukaha’s Bruce Stream earlier in
the week
BioBlitz scientists help students
All Groups
research what they’ve found and
catalogue their findings. This might
involve an upload to Nature Watch
via the website or mobile iNaturalist
app.
First schools depart
All schools departed
Day 1 BioBlitz ends
(Massey
Univ)
Rudd
Nicola
Scientists
Equipment
Students to bring with them:
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Suitable clothing (warm layers of clothing, waterproof jacket, sunhat)
Sturdy covered shoes
Water bottle
Snack, morning tea & lunch
Suntan lotion & insect repellent
Any personal medication e.g. asthma inhaler
Teachers
Primary Students
Recording sheets & pencils
Icecream, margarine,
takaway containers,
old film cannisters
Trowels (to dig
surface soil)
Torches (to look into
tree holes)
i-pads, camera’s, recording
devices
Load up the iNaturalist app on
devices (info:
http://naturewatch.org.nz/pages
/mobile_apps_nz)
Reference books/ charts to
Sieves
identify species
Bird call recordings loaded on to Old white sheets or
devices
similar (to shake
trees onto)
Hand lenses and magnifiers
Pencils
Clipboard for each group
String a tent pegs to mark areas
Secondary
Students
Microscopes
Speciment
containers
Petri-dishes
Pen and Paper
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Participants will need to come prepared with good footwear, an
extra warm clothing layers, adequate lunch, water and snacks,
waterproof jacket and sun protection.
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Adult supervision of the students will be required & provided by
school.
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Students leaving their group at any time must be accompanied by
an adult.
Checklist for Emergency Procedures
First Aid Equipment
First aid kit is available from the Pukaha Visitor
Centre
Plus two smaller kits carried with Pukaha staff,
suitable for 12, plus own personal first aid kits.
Trained First Aider available
Notified disabilities and health
concerns:
Communication to be used in
emergency
Who will monitor
communications
Pukaha Staff
List student names with asthma, allergies etc
As part of the general safety briefing will check with
participants prior to start of activities regarding
medication carried.
Cell phone coverage at site
Communication with Pukaha Mount Bruce visitor
Centre on VHF Channel 15.
Pukaha Mount Bruce staff monitor radio
communications during the day.
Emergency procedures
1) A major emergency is one that could result in death or is a threat to health
such as
a) medical emergency (severe bleeding of internal or external wound,
major spinal injury, shock, severe burns, respiratory cardiac arrest,
and difficulty in breathing, loss of consciousness due to poisoning,
drowning or gas inhalation, or a fatality)
b) air or ground vehicle accident
2) In the event of a major emergency the following rules will be followed.
a) STOP – survey situation, avoid further danger and protect others.
b) THINK - plan action- what needs doing now and later? What else is
required?
c) ACT - attend to patient, move to a dry safe area if patient can be
moved; provide warmth and apply first aid.
d) Advise authorities/request helpi) Dial 111
ii) state who you are
iii) location - preferably GPS
iv) nature of distress
v) kind of assistance required
vi) any other information which may be of help, i.e. number of people
around, weather conditions
3) When evacuation method is known and while waiting, the following should
be done
a) Check that the patient is comfortable and that all possible first aides
given in the circumstances
b) Tell patient of plan and reassure patient
c) Keep record of patient’s condition and treatment given that can be sent
out with rescue team
d) Prepare patient for evacuation
4) If using a helicopter
Find a large flat area 30 metres across or larger. Check that flight entry exit is
clear Secure any loose objects, clothes tents etc and has no fire within
100metre of landing zone. Shows wind direction by erecting a flag if possible.
Radio communication to be maintained with authority so messages can be
given to aircraft on location. Where possible, direct communication with
helicopter via radio may be available
Hazard Control Plan
Hazard to be
controlled
People
• Health, fitness
Mechanism
Injury
Action
Illness from heart
to faint
Passing from
discomfort
through to
death.
Lack of fitness
Physical injury
Fatigue
Incorrect clothing
Overheating
Hypothermia
Check with participants prior to
beginning of day re anything we
should be aware of.
Participants with known health
issues (eg asthma) to carry
medication
PMB staff first aid trained
Minimum two (25 person) first aid
kits on site, plus smaller kits
Water supply
Barley sugars
Communication systems
First aid kits, cell phones and
hand held radio, water. Very little
walking – keep an eye on people
Removing or putting on clothing.
Drinking water.
Not a remote area – close to PMB
Visitor Centre, SH1 so near to
services in Eketahuna and
Masterton.
Check appropriate clothing prior
to setting off. Staff to carry thermo
blankets in vehicles.
Advise all participants stay with
their group and to notify an adult
before leaving the group if that is
necessary for whatever reason.
Advise all participants to stay with
their group, be considerate to
other walkway users and allow
space on the track for others to
pass.
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Losing
participants
Wandering off,
falling behind
Lost, distressed
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Public Area
Possible conflict
with members of
public also using
the tracks at
PMB
Distress or
dissatisfaction
to participants
or public
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Activities
Walking on 300m
trapline
Hazard from
fallen trees
across track
Catherine to check track prior to
visit and remove or minimise
hazard from any fallen branches.
Encourage single file walking on
track
Walking beside
the Bruce stream
Hazard from
slips, trips,
falling in water
Surveying and
collecting plants
and invertebrate
samples
Plant
allergies/stings
Stream is shallow and narrow.
Working on opposite side of track
to stream. Stream not part of the
survey. Set boundaries discussed
at outset of activity.
Students under close and
competent adult supervision.
Presenters to advise participants
on correct specimen collection
techniques.
Surgical-grade gloves offered for
use if required.
Set clear guidelines on safe use
of tools and equipment
First aid kits carried.
Enough staff and adult helpers to
supervise the activity.
Skilled staff to lead the activity,
the remaining adults to keep an
eye on children.
Clear boundaries set for activity,
nearby loop track. Set clear
guidelines on materials to use
Adult helpers to supervise
children in their care.
Insect
bites/stings
Injury from tools
or equipment.
Surveying bioblitz Damage to
area
environment.
Injury to, or loss
of participants
Environment
• Hot/cold
Public highway
and
Stream in the
vicinity
Wandering off –
Injuries from
moving vehicles
Drowning
No access to highway. No playing
in stream. Clear boundaries set to
avoid students wandering
unsupervised onto road.
Enough staff to supervise the
activity.
Skilled staff to lead the activity,
the remaining adults to help keep
an eye on children.
Ask again that adults supervise
children in their care closely.
Exposure
Sunstroke,
hyperthermia
Weather change
Hypothermia
Pre-activity briefing checking
gear, sunhats, water and rations,
provide sunscreen
Regular checks of participants
Vehicles available at car park.
Appropriate clothing.
Group not far from vehicles.
Safety Briefing
Emergency blanket.