Covenant Management Information

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.

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.

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.

Photographs help to record the changes taking place as a result of excluding stock with fences, pest and weed control, and restoration work.