The Good: 'We have the technology'
When Harley Spence started working with community groups wanting to restore coastal dunes in the Waikato Region, he quickly realised that there was often not enough information available to enable successful restoration projects. It was not even known how to propagate native dune species. Restoration groups were often being told to plant introduced marram because it was too hard to deal with pingao, spinifex and other native species. In response, Harley Spence helped found the Coastal Dune Vegetation Network. This group has facilitated over a decade of research and user-friendly publications into topics including restoration using native species, dune
morphology, management of rear dunes, setting up Coast Care groups and monitoring of restoration programmes. Publications can be obtained by writing to The CDVN Secretary, Forest Research, Private Bag 3020, Rotorua or by phoning (07) 347-5899.
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Forest and Bird, Issue 306, 1 November 2002, Page 20
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