Forget the emotional 1080 debate I reckon – it’s a dead duck – the below opens up tremendous opportunities to save our native birds by allowing us to know more as to numbers and distribution. And something I learnt recently: our beech forests in the South Island and the kauri in North Island both rely… Continue reading Birds call out 1080 silent forest claim – courtesy of Radio NZ
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Wilderness verses Access, as it relates to Fiordland, and New Zealand’s largest landslide
At the end of March I headed off with a close photography friend to explore a small area of eastern Fiordland in the Lake Monowai and Green Lake areas. En-route we met Fiordland artist Wayne Edgerton of Tuatapere, and enjoyed a hour or two with him discussing “light” and art from the perspective of painting… Continue reading Wilderness verses Access, as it relates to Fiordland, and New Zealand’s largest landslide
In reply to a recent article (“Is our water quality testing of Lake Hawea proactive enough?”)
In reply to a recent article (“Is our water quality testing of Lake Hawea proactive enough?”), the Guardians of Lake Hawea would like to reassure readers that the change in lake colour this summer is not due to an algal bloom. The change from clear to bright or milky blue is caused by an influx of… Continue reading In reply to a recent article (“Is our water quality testing of Lake Hawea proactive enough?”)
Is our water quality testing of Lake Hawea proactive enough?
Anthony Coote, local Geo-scientist reports: Is our water quality testing of Lake Hawea proactive enough, and are any measured tolerances of deemed good quality appropriate, given climate change. If you thought that Lake Hawea hasn’t looked right for about a month now, you are not alone and probably not mistaken: pale blue green in colour… Continue reading Is our water quality testing of Lake Hawea proactive enough?
‘Real community effort’ an owling success | Otago Daily Times Online News
The Ida Valley and the little town of Oturehua is one of my favourite places, so I was very thrilled to come across this nice story today… Four Ida Valley owls were once centimetres from disaster.Now, with the strength to fend for themselves, the birds have flown off into the wild.Yesterday the young little owls… Continue reading ‘Real community effort’ an owling success | Otago Daily Times Online News