Restoration area
The Pine Spur
The most covered ground in the project, and most of that cover is pine.
Nothing done on the ground here yet.
How far we have got
- Already carries cover
- 79%
- 2.0 ha of it is pine plantation, not native.
- Planted by the project
- 0%
- Nothing yet — 0.9 ha of bare ground here.
The 3 surveyed blocks behind this place
Block 22.24 ha · steep · 87% already vegetated
Large lower half of 1st steep spur between 2 gullies
Dominated by exotics (pine) of 5m plus height, some small patches of Ngaio
Block 131.75 ha · flat -sloped · 81% already vegetated
Top half of 1st large spur above block 2 seperated by walking track
Block 140.55 ha · sloped - steep · 43% already vegetated
Small gully up to crest of small ridge above walking track on the south side of block 13
Where we are now
The whole of the first spur between the two gullies, from the steep lower face up over the crest, plus the small gully on its southern side. The lower block is dominated by exotic pine over 5 m, with small patches of ngaio beneath it.
What it becomes
The same spur under native canopy, established underneath the pines before the pines come out.
Why it is in the plan
Much of the cover here is plantation rather than native. The Council intends to remove the pines as native planting allows, and earns carbon credits from them in the meantime.
What needs to happen
0 of 1- Written Council sign-off for the pine proposal