If you’d like to learn what you can do to help nature in your own backyard, pop along to the very first Hibiscus Coast Community Tool Library Open Day, jointly hosted by Forest & Bird Pest Free Hibiscus Coast and Restore Hibiscus & Bays. Ongoing Open Days will be scheduled in future, depending on the level of interest and demand. Through this event the Pest Free Hibiscus Coast Project is offering free, pet safe, humane tested rat traps to anyone in the Hibiscus Coast area, supported by Auckland Council. All you need to do is commit to registering your trap and recording your catches. Order your trap online and collect in on the Open Day www.forestandbird.org.nz/how-can-you-help-pfhc Hundreds of people have already signed up for rat traps, but lots more people are needed to really make an impact and protect our wildlife and our homes from rats this winter. Talk to the Pest Free Hibiscus Coast team for the latest tips on trapping rats, and find out more about trap library for possums and stoats. Chat to the Restore Hibiscus & Bays Restoration Advisor for information and guidance on controlling pest plants in your backyard or local reserve. Borrow tools, herbicides and other resources to help you tackle pest plants.