Open SpaceTM magazine
Check out the QEII Open Space magazine, March 2010 (PDF 2.5MB)
Download March 2010 articles:
Gisborne: Fencing a water catchment
Tararua: Replacing ineffective fencing
Covenants protecting Olearia shrubland and moths dependent on Olearia shrubs
Forest fragments: Objectives of restoration and management
Kaharoa Kokako: Amplifying New Zealand's original song
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Next issue: Late July 2010
Covenant Management Information
Covenant fencing
Effective fence designs that provide QEII covenant protection
Open SpaceTM magazine articles
Biodiversity
Native species identification
Find out about fungi protected in open space covenants.
An insight to some of our native moths dependent on Olearia shrubs.
Discover our great trees from the podocarp family: totara, rimu, kahikatea, matai and miro.
Pest Control
Wilding pine spread is very predictable. With improved techniques, the invasive spread can be managed.
The unchecked spread of wilding pines can pose a real risk to biodiversity, landscape and recreational values. Guidelines are available on safe and efficient control.
Restoration
Fencing enables even small and long-grazed kahikatea remnants to restore themselves.
Maximising the biodiversity values of forest fragments requires both fencing and pest control.
There are some simple and helpful words and concepts that make scientific sense that can help to envisage the ecological path ahead.
An alternative approach to restoring native plant communities.
It is possible to recreate forest areas through a carefully planned revegetation programme.
A summary of the main forest revegetation options - assisting natural regeneration, direct seeding, establishing a nurse crop and planting a mixture of quick growing species.
Some pointers for successful revegetation planting.
During the past twenty years, the health of this covenant has been regularly monitored to record the ecological changes.
Gorse provides a sheltered environment with just enough space and light to allow native seed to establish and germinate.
Private landowners are contributing to efforts to restore degraded gullies.
Monitoring the effectiveness of wetland restoration.
General
Photographs help to record the changes taking place as a result of excluding stock with fences, pest and weed control, and restoration work.
Native species identification
Links to websites about identifying native species
Pest plants and animals
Links to websites about pest plants and animals
Restoration techniques
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What's New
- Sir Brian Lochore thanks Nelson and Tasman covenantors
- 2010 QEII Athol Patterson Bursary awarded
- Landcare Research - your input requested on pest management
- New brochure: Protecting wetlands with QEII covenants
- Carbon credits
Kiwi at Tui Glen

Looking after kiwi at Tui Glen farm near Whangarei.
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Brochures
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Frequently asked questions about open space covenants |
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Assisting landowners to protect special features on their land Download PDF, 222KB |
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QEII covenants: Protecting and enhancing wetlands on private land |




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