Monday, May 24, 2010

Day out with Conservation Volunteers - Maungatautari


I went with five others to cut tracks through black berry so sprayers could get in on the Western edge of the Mountain. Had a great day. It was my first trip to Maungatautari. For those that do not know, this mountain has had a pest proof fence built around it and all the pests removed.

http://www.maungatrust.org/. One of the interests of the day was clearing a service track around a patch of Astelia grandis. This is a flax like lily that grows 2 metre high and, unlike flax, is palletable to cattle. This has caused it to become quite rare in the Waikato although I understand it is quite easy to propogate from seed. I took several seed heads for this purpose. Photo attached.

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