Messenger Upper Clutha
Volume XXXIII | No 48 | 28th November 2012 The Messenger is published each Wednesday by Print It Wanaka Ltd
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The Lindis Pass Conservation Group Inc
The Lindis Pass Conservation Group Inc. is in its 8th year carrying out conservation work in the Lindis Pass Scenic Reserve, in partnership with the Department of Conservation. Volunteers converge from Alexandra, Tarras, Wanaka and Twizel over the spring to autumn period to battle weeds within the reserve and collect up an amazing amount and variety of roadside rubbish
grown from split mature tussocks by Wanaka’s Te Kakano nursery planted out this spring. The aim is to provide pockets of snow tussock in the bare areas as seed source to speed up recovery of the ecosystem. This work was funded by the Community Conservation Fund.
The LPCG offers a special opportunity to carry out work in a stunning sub-alpine environment with very satisfying visible results. Fresh Removal of sweet brier was an early focus to volunteers are welcome. There are around 6 protect the clean sweep of tall tussock landscape. workdays every season, on a weekend with one Russell lupin and yellow tree lupin are now also targeted pests, as they are beginning to invade the coming up on Sat 1st Dec. All tools and gear are provided. The work is also ideal for Duke of tussocklands, competing with native plants. Edinburgh or similar youth and community The Group is also exploring ways of speeding up service programmes. tall tussock regeneration, under DOC permit. In If you would like to volunteer or find out more, spring 2011 350 tussocks grown by Otago please contact Mathew Sole 03 447 3336 Polytech in Cromwell from seed collected in the solem@xtra.co.nz, or Anne Steven 443 6766 Pass were planted out over a variety of a.steven@xtra.co.nz. experimental sites, with a further 200 tussocks
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