{"id":8221,"date":"2025-08-18T10:39:44","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T10:39:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/?p=8221"},"modified":"2025-08-18T10:39:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T10:39:48","slug":"community-rallies-to-create-bulawayos-first-living-wetland-display","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/?p=8221","title":{"rendered":"Community Rallies to Create Bulawayo&#8217;s First Living Wetland Display"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br>Siziba Thando<br>Health and environment reporter<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a collaborative effort to bring a wetland to life, the National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe and the Friends of Matobo National History Museum are calling on volunteers to join a community work day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event aims to set up Bulawayo&#8217;s first Living Wetland Display, a hands-on, nature-based learning space for all ages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The community work day is scheduled for Saturday, August 23, 2025, from 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM at the Museum in Bulawayo. Volunteers are needed to help with various tasks, including building a viewing platform, landscaping the area, and clearing the space. Participants are encouraged to bring gloves, hats, water bottles, and shovels or hoes if available. Snacks and refreshments will be provided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8221; we look forward to seeing more people voluntarily coming to set up Bulawayo first Living Wetland Display, that will serve as a educational site to everyone &#8221; said one of the organisers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Living Wetland Display promises to be an engaging and educational experience, offering a unique opportunity for the community to come together and learn about the importance of wetlands. By volunteering, individuals can contribute to the creation of a valuable resource that will benefit the community for years to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information and to RSVP, interested individuals can contact the organizers. The event is open to people of all ages, and organizers welcome participants with a range of skills and abilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This initiative is a testament to the power of community collaboration and the importance of preserving and promoting Zimbabwe&#8217;s natural heritage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow Zim GBC News for More Updates:<br>\ud83c\udf10 Website: www.zimgbcnews.co.zw<br>\ud83d\udc26 X (Twitter): @ZimGbc<br>\ud83d\udcd8 Facebook: Zim GBC News<br>\u25b6\ufe0f YouTube: Zim GBC News<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Zim GBC News\u00a92025<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Siziba ThandoHealth and environment reporter In a collaborative effort to bring a wetland to life, the National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe and the Friends of Matobo National History Museum&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8222,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[126,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8221","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8221","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8221"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8221\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8223,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8221\/revisions\/8223"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8222"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8221"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8221"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8221"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}