Donald’s Creek Science Table
Fab Feathy were able to support St Teresa’s school with some funding to build a shelter for their new science table and water monitoring station at a Council-owned section of Donald’s Creek waterway in Featherston.
The students at St Teresa’s School had been working at this site since 2016, monitoring the health of the important tributary of Wairarapa Moana, as well as planting along the banks to encourage greater biodiversity in the area. As this section is owned by SWDC, it is open to the public as well as other school groups, including the kindergarten, early childhood centres and visitors.
The science station is available for public use. Its purpose is to educate about stream quality; what people might find living in the waterway, as well as provide a space to gather information and work.
The science table was opened in early 2023, and Hana from Fab Feathy had the pleasure of attending the opening event, see the students use the table and discuss the many things they found living in the creek.