At 12,000 hectares, the Hurunui 'mainland island' is the largest of six operated by the Department of Conservation. The 'island' extends over beech forest on two branches of the Hurunui River, running from the Main Divide in the Lake Sumner Conservation Park in North Canterbury. The South Branch follows a separate valley system, joining into the main Hurunut River below Lake Sumner. Intensive conservation work began in the South Branch in 1995. The North Branch has been monitored as an 'unmanaged' comparison since the summer of 1998-9.
SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION
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Forest and Bird, Issue 298, 1 November 2000, Page 31
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91At 12,000 hectares, the Hurunui 'mainland island' is the largest of six operated by the Department of Conservation. The 'island' extends over beech forest on two branches of the Hurunui River, running from the Main Divide in the Lake Sumner Conservation Park in North Canterbury. The South Branch follows a separate valley system, joining into the main Hurunut River below Lake Sumner. Intensive conservation work began in the South Branch in 1995. The North Branch has been monitored as an 'unmanaged' comparison since the summer of 1998-9. SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION Forest and Bird, Issue 298, 1 November 2000, Page 31
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