Mick Kelly and Sarah Granich have recently completed a planting project supported by the “Reconnecting Northland” program.
They have kindly allowed students from the Horticulture and Environmental programs of Northtec to participate in the planting of revegetation species for their Tanelorn streamside site, so students can gain knowledge of the value of streamside plantings and the beneficial effects they have on waterways and biodiversity of the area.
The students are also involved with the propagation of a national vulnerable species ‘Pittosporum obcordatum’, that is in decline on the Hikurangi swamp, and with DOC’s permission, a number of these plants will be grown on the site, in order to help the survival and distribution of the species and encourage its growth in similar local environments.
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