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Forest and Bird, Volume 17, Issue 1, 1 February 1986, Page 9

Southern Heritage Tours Specialists in historical and natural history tours ALPInE WILD FLOWERS 10 days amidst the alpine plant communities of the South Island during the main flowering period in mid summer: Special emphasis is on gaining an insight into New Zealand's alpine vegetation with ample opportunity to study the ecology of alpine meadows; cushion vegetation, tussocklands, and sub- alpine scrub: Along New Zealand's Southern Alps the scenery is as spectacular as the flora: We ensure you have the time and energy to enjoy both: Tour numbers limited to just 12 A trip for all ages and levels of fitness: TRIP FEATURES Arthurs Pass Little Mount Peel Ben Ohau Range Hooker Valley Moraines Old Man Range Cushion Vegetation Remarkables Fellfield Key Summit Waituna Wetland Catlins Coast The tour leader is Mark Hanger; a botany graduate who has spent the last 6 years interpreting aspects of New Zealands natural and cultural heritage with the National Parks and Reserves Service As the trip proceeds background material and notes handed out will build into a valuable resource folio on the alpine communities: Tours depart Christchurch on December 3 1986, and January 7 1987 Accommodation is quality twin-share hotelslmotels: A northern Alpine Wildflowers expedition is being formulated for January/February 1987 and shall include the Seaward Kaikouras; Richmond Range; Ultramaphic country; St Arnaud Range; Lewis Pass; and 2 days in the botanical paradise of the Cobb Valley: For more information write to David De Haan Travel Ltd, PO: Box 5177 , DUNEDIN, NZ Ph (024)772-233.