New Forest and Bird President
The new President of the Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society is Dr Alan Mark of Dunedin. Dr Mark was elected unopposed to the position at the Society's Council meeting in Wellington, replacing Dr Alan Edmonds who has been President for the last two years. Dr Mark is the 11th President since the Society was formed in 1923. Dr Mark has been on the Society's executive for eight years. He is professor of Botany at the University of Otago, a member of the National Parks and Reserves Authority, chairman of the Guardians of Lakes Manapouri and Te Anau and is on the Land Settlement Board. In 1975 he was awarded the Loder Cup for work in conservation and is author of the book New Zealand Alpine Plants.
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Forest and Bird, Volume 17, Issue 3, 1 August 1986, Page 36
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132New Forest and Bird President Forest and Bird, Volume 17, Issue 3, 1 August 1986, Page 36
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