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Selwyn teenager goes native by Belinda Cullen-Reid
Viewing native ferns during a family excursion to the West Coast has led Selwyn teenager Tim Logan to create his own ecosystem, resulting in an award for conservation.
MP praises Rolleston students’ vision Rolleston School students’ vision for the future of Christchurch is being praised by Selwyn MP Amy Adams …
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Country kids animal showdown
The annual Boys and Girls Agricultural Club Championship Day, sponsored by Selwyn company Synlait …
P7 Young Selwyn conservationist Tim Logan checks out the progress of his native plants on the plot of land in West Melton lent to him by his supportive parents
Selwyn principal off to Brunei
In a stark change from his position as teaching principal at the small country primary school of Greendale …
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The 16-year-old was recently awarded the 2013 New Zealand Young Plant Conservationist Award in Wellington by the NZ Plant Conservationist Network in recognition for his devotion to restoring the ecosystems once found in this area. “People were there from around the country. It was really great to be with like-minded, knowledgeable people,” Tim said. Following a family excursion to the West Coast Tim, a student at Darfield High School, asked his parents if
he could plant some of the ferns he had seen in the family garden. Knowing how different the environment is in West Melton his parents encouraged Tim to go seek advice about plants. “I’d liked the ferns on the West Coast, but the land in West Melton is so dry. I went to the Motukara Nursery run by DOC and they were able to tell me what would have been in West Melton before Maori,” he said. Tim came back from the nursery with a list of plant names, including Totara,
Matai, Kowhai, cabbage tree, tussocks and shrubs. His parents, who live on 10 acres, sectioned off a rough piece of land 50 by 45m2 for Tim to plant out in natives. “I’m a New Zealander, and I think New Zealand has very interesting flora and fauna. We are different and isolated. New Zealand has lots of distinct and rare species. There’s lots of cool stuff, but if we don’t do something lots of themCanterbury will becomeFarmer extinct. Oct2013 continued on page 4 …
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