Table Of Contents

Forest and Bird, Issue 308, 1 May 2003, Page 1

Features 10 16 Kapiti Island, A Special Place The island which helped inspire the foundation of Forest and Bird. By Dave Hansford Life On A Humble Shrub Muehlenbeckia is an important habitat for native animals. By Geoff Keey Which Crowe Is That? The prize-winning natural history writer at work. By Pat Baskett The View from the Plains The natural prospect of the Port Hills is changing. By Lynette Hartley Living with the Land Hugh Wilson oversees the restoration of Hinewai. By Lynette Hartley A Helping Hand for Nature The Nature Heritage Fund at work, protecting threatened habitat. By Keith Lyons Karaka, Poisonous Food The native orchard tree of Maori. By Gordon Ell Protecting the Rocky Shore Forest and Bird campaigns to save the wild west coast of Auckland. By Jaci Fowler Founding Forest and Bird E. Phillips Turner was a forester and a conservationist. By Sally Greenaway Regulars Comment The Fourth Wave of Extinction. Mailbag Conservation Briefs Saving Lake Omapere; kakapo; Lake Pearson wildlife refuge; Moutohora/Whale Island; rare plants; Loder Cup. In the Field Leaves of Grass — wild grasslands. By Ann Graeme Branching Out Branch field trips, council meeting. Bulletin Notice of AGM; new staff; kiwi recovery; Society history on compact disc; Society shoulder patch. Book Notes Lodges and Reserves Concluding our review of Society properties. By Peter White Branches and Lodges Directory