Manawatu nature trail
ANOTHER 1990 PROJECT has been the reconstruction of the Esplanade Bush nature trail in Palmerston North by the Manawatu branch. First opened in 1971, the trail has been upgraded with 17 stops along an all weather track that winds through the largest stand of original native forest left in the vicinity of Palmerston North. A descriptive leaflet written and illustrated by Forest and Bird committee members assists tourists and school parties to identify trees and ferns. Not content with one project, the branch is now creating a nature trail at Totara Reserve in the Pohangina Valley, north of Palmerston North. The reserve is one of the few places in Manawatu where once commonplace totara can still be seen. The branch has been involved with clearing old man’s beard and ivy from bush, controlling spartina at the mouth of the Manawatu and propagating pingao to stabilise sand dunes.
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Forest and Bird, Volume 21, Issue 4, 1 November 1990, Page 7
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150Manawatu nature trail Forest and Bird, Volume 21, Issue 4, 1 November 1990, Page 7
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