College pupils help with Ohakune Mountain Road vegetation plan
In the latest stage of the Department of Conservation's Mountain Road vegetation restoration, students from Ruapehu College class 3U helped lay a further 600 bales of special weed-free luceme last week. It is hoped the assist the native grasses and other small plants re-establish themselves on the verge of the road after extensive works in past years. The lucerne is especially grown in Reporoa and, although expensive, is essential so as not to introduce new
weeds into the Tongariro National Park. The programme, made possible with help from Ruapehu College and the Ruapehu District Council, has been running for six years now and has had good results to date. This year they are spreading the hay thicker than before to counter the loss by wild deer grazing it. "The whole job would be much harder if it were not for the great help we get from the College - both staff and pupils," says DoC staff member Mike Morris.
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Ruapehu Bulletin, Volume 14, Issue 676, 4 March 1997, Page 7
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