A Park for all seasons: The Story of Abel Tasman
National Park
by Andy Dennis;
From Mountains to Sea: The Story of Westland
National Park,
by Craig Potton
(Department of Lands and Survey and Cobb/Horwood Publications, $14.95). These non Bae booklets join a growing number of high quality Park handbooks, telling fascinating stories in a lively writing style offset by sometimes brilliant colour photography. The Abel Tasman book reminds us of the value of setting aside scenically spectacular but damaged areas; 44 years after its establishment native trees have now well overtopped the gorse. Westland National Park is enriched by the additions of the lowland forests and coastal areas of South Okarito and South Waikukupa, areas fought for by conservationists in the 1970s and finally given protection in 1982. Few places on earth remain such as Westland where a wilderness runs from the mountains to the sea and it is justly celebrated in this handbook. Both books inspire the reader to get out and explore National Parks.
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Forest and Bird, Volume 17, Issue 3, 1 August 1986, Page 40
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167A Park for all seasons: The Story of Abel Tasman National Park Forest and Bird, Volume 17, Issue 3, 1 August 1986, Page 40
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