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Is this just about planting trees?
No. There are eight key parts of the project.
- Protecting and enhancing existing native biodiversity on your land.
- Encouraging natural regeneration of native trees and plants.
- Baseline monitoring of birds and plants focussing on both existing areas of native vegetation (forest remnants and regenerating forest) and new areas that are being planted.
- Pest control, as part of the Pest Free Banks Peninsula initiative.
- Weed control within remaining remnants of native habitat as these sites are key sources for native seed dispersal into surrounding areas.
- Targeted native tree and vegetation restoration planting to enhance connectivity between key areas of existing native habitat.
- Targeted ‘enrichment planting’ of native regenerating forests with original podocarp tree species that are now rare in the area (such as tōtara, mataī, kahikatea, and tītoki).
- Management of public access points to regenerating areas to reduce the chances of fire ignition (including through the use of low-flammability species such as five-finger and broadleaf).