28 - A Way with Weeds: Rewilding on Hinewai Reserve
Botanist Dr Hugh Wilson from Hinewai Reserve on Banks Peninsula is arguably Aotearoa’s father of Rewilding. Hugh is best known for showing us that gorse can be an effective nursery plant for native forest to naturally regenerate through. But this episode isn’t about gorse – instead I talk to Hugh about what he and his team are doing with all the other weeds on Hinewai Reserve. This episode of Rewilding in Action is supported by the Rod Donald Banks Peninsula Trust. For more information about their projects and news go to www.roddonaldtrust.co.nz
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - http://oar.org.nz
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27 - TO FRILL OR FELL, Replacing an exotic plantation with native forest
Sometimes, a very effective nursery species for natural native forest regeneration is an exotic dead plantation! In this episode I rejoin Bob Webster and Carol Jensen above Little River on Banks Peninsula to find out about the technique of frilling and how they used it to tackle three dense macrocarpa plantations with the help of some running mates. What is frilling? And how and why does it work? Listen in to find out! This episode of Rewilding in Action is kindly 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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26 - Rewilding in Later Life
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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Learn about their hands-on work, and explore the thinking behind nature-led regeneration.
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