"The exceeding joy of burning", as Lady Barker described firing tussock in the 1860s, continues to have its attractions for some present day runholders. Fire has now been implicated as one of the major causes of degradation in the high country. While tall tussock can withstand occasional fire, the combined effects of burning and grazing will eventually kill the tussock plants.
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Forest and Bird, Volume 22, Issue 3, 1 August 1991, Page 29
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61"The exceeding joy of burning", as Lady Barker described firing tussock in the 1860s, continues to have its attractions for some present day runholders. Fire has now been implicated as one of the major causes of degradation in the high country. While tall tussock can withstand occasional fire, the combined effects of burning and grazing will eventually kill the tussock plants. Forest and Bird, Volume 22, Issue 3, 1 August 1991, Page 29
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