Coromandel Life Magazine 2015 Winter V3

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FORESTS FOR THE FUTURE...
Plant Kauri
Conservation group Kauri 2000 is gearing up for another busy year of
planting. The Trust has planted over 40,000 kauri seedlings on DoC
and QEII land (public) since 1999. Key to the high survival rate is the
care each site receives until the trees are capable of surviving on their
own, without the risk of being smothered by weeds and regrowth.
The Trust is supported by public donation with planting carried out by
volunteers. They need your help. Join in at Matarangi Reserve
(Mynderman’s Hill site, same as last year) on Saturday 6 June, 8.30am
to about 1.30 – 2pm, weather permitting. Why not bring a friend! There’s
a sausage sizzle afterwards, with Kauri 2000 providing food and drinks.
RSVP to Barbara Ritchie at 07
866 0468, email info@kauri2000.
with your details so they
confirm the date...”and make
sure we have enough sausages!!”
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If you would prefer to plant
mid-week, join Cherry Ladd
who will be planting at
Chelmsford (near Tairua) mid-
June for ‘Matariki’. Ring Barbara and she will get you details.
Barbara says, “As you can imagine, with dieback being detected on
the Coromandel, we’ll be taking even more care to make sure we’ve all
got spotlessly clean boots and spades, but it will still be a fun day in
the bush, and it’s not nearly as steep as previous years!”
Plant a kauri, recreate a forest! See
Former Kauri 2000 Trustee
Vivienne McLean and
Mercury Bay Area School
students doing their part.
HELP PROTECT COROMANDEL KAURI
The Coromandel has the largest population of kauri
outside of Northland and our remaining giants are at
serious risk due to kauri dieback – a disease with no
cure and spread through the movement of soil.
You cannot know if you have come into contact with
Kauri dieback disease because the spores of this
devastating phytophthora are tiny. Be sure you are
not putting kauri at risk by removing all traces of soil
from your gear and staying off kauri roots and the
soil around kauri. That means no hugging trees!
Humans are the greatest risk, spreading the disease
through mud and vegetation on shoes, tramping
gear, bike tyres, machinery, in the paws of their dogs
– in fact anything that comes in contact with soil.
Help protect our kauri. As a responsible host, talk to
your guests about kauri dieback and make it easy for
them to clean their gear thoroughly before and after
entering any native bush.
REMEMBER THE 3 S’S:
SCRUB your gear – remove all soil
SPRAY with disinfectant
STAY on the track and off kauri roots
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Thanks to the efforts of early environmentalists, some ancient groves
have been preserved. The Twin Kauri on SH25 (10 mins north of Tairua)
mark the track leading to a grove of older trees; another grove on The
309 Road (8kms from the Coromandel end) are also protected. One
tree, the Siamese Kauri, forks just above the ground. Standing witness
to even one massive tree, such as the Square Kauri on Tapu-Coroglen
Road, estimated to be 1200 years old, is enough to inspire awe.
Yes, it is worth the drive or a steep walk to experience these few
survivors. They give us a taste of what it must it have been like to
experience the vast forests that once graced our hills. Luckily we now
hold a greater appreciation and respect of kauri – valued as precious,
beyond being measured in terms of financial return. – Carol Wright
For more about Maori relationship to the kauri, see
te-waonui-a-tane-forest-mythology/.
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19 September 2015
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