Would you love to buy land to rewild back to native forest but don’t think you’ll be able to afford it until you’re close to retirement?
In this episode I visit the Banks Peninsula property of my guests Bob Webster and Carol Jensen who purchased land when in their 60s. Listen in to find out about the benefits of good monitoring, registering for carbon credits, and the fascinating role of old tree stumps and road margins for natural regeneration.
This episode of Rewilding in Action is supported by the Rod Donald Banks Peninsula Trust. For more information go to www.roddonaldtrust.co.nz
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - http://oar.org.nz
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25 - Woody Weed or Nursery Plant?
Exotic woody weeds such as sycamore can lead to the permanent replacement of a native ecosystem with a exotic one. Sometimes however, woody weeds can act as a nursery species for natives to grow through. Under what conditions does this happen? And with what exotic species? My guest weed ecologist Dr Kate McAlpine shares her research and knowledge about natural native forest regeneration through woody weeds. This episode of Rewilding in Action is supported by the Rod Donald Banks Peninsula Trust. For more information go to www.roddonaldtrust.co.nz
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - http://oar.org.nz
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24 - The Moa - Impacts of missing keystone species
24 - Nine species of moa, giant flightless birds, once dominated every part of New Zealand. What effect did their rapid extinction just 500-600 years ago have and how is their loss still affecting rewilding ecosystems today? And - can we really bring them back? Join me, Maureen Howard to find out, as I chat with my guest Quinn Berentson, author of The Moa: The Life and Death of New Zealand’s Legendary Bird. This episode of Rewilding in Action is supported by Bin Inn Dunedin. For more information go to www.bininn.co.nz.
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - http://oar.org.nz
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23 - Wild Gardening for Invertebrates
You don’t need hectares of land to rewild! Rewilding can go as small as you like and the urban garden is a perfect example. Join me, Maureen Howard as I chat with my guest, insect behavioural ecologist Dr Jenny Jandt, in her garden to chat about how her intentionally wild garden is benefitting the growing invertebrate population living there. If you’re looking for a worthwhile reason to do less work in your garden, listen in to find out more! This episode of Rewilding in Action is supported by Bin Inn Dunedin. For more information go to www.bininn.co.nz.
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - http://oar.org.nz
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22 - Protected Forever
Show 22 - Protected Forever - One key thing that the landowners I’ve interviewed so far on Rewilding in action have in common is an open space QEII covenant on their land. Join me, Maureen Howard as I chat with my guest Dr Cathy Rufaut, a Regional Representative from QEII. Find out what this type of covenant is and the options out there, the benefits of a QEII covenant over other covenant types and what QEII is able to provide in the current economic climate. This episode of Rewilding in Action is supported by Bin Inn Dunedin. For more information go to www.bininn.co.nz/otago/dunedin .
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - http://oar.org.nz
Join environmental education facilitator and communicator Dr Maureen Howard as she visits with local champions and enthusiasts in the movement to increase biodiversity by restoring natural processes and allowing nature to lead the way.
Learn about their hands-on work, and explore the thinking behind nature-led regeneration.
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