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Title: Salient: Victoria University Students’ Paper. Vol. 25. No. 12. 1962

Editor: Murray White

Publication details: Victoria University of Wellington Students’ Association, 3 September 1962, Wellington

Part of: Salient : An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z.

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Salient: Victoria University Students' Paper. Vol. 25. No. 12. 1962

FORESTRY and Mountain-Land Management "Look after the Mountain Lands and the Lowlands will look after themselves". In the mountainous parts of New Zealand rainfall is high. But as long as the vegetation remains intact, water flow is regulated, soil erosion held in check, and the lowlands saved From the worst effects of floods. Too often, this protective cover of forest scrub and grassland is threatened by the destructive feeding habits of noxious animals. By their trampling and browsing on new …

FORESTRY and Mountain-Land Management "Look after the Mountain Lands and the Lowlands will look after themselves". In the mountainous parts of New Zealand rainfall is high. But as long as the vegetation remains intact, water flow is regulated, soil erosion held in check, and the lowlands saved From the worst effects of floods. Too often, this protective cover of forest scrub and grassland is threatened by the destructive feeding habits of noxious animals. By their trampling and browsing on new growth they prevent natural regeneration, leave the soil unprotected, and pen the way to accelerated erosion. Current programmes to control these noxious animals are part of the overall function of the New Zealand Forest Service an essential factor in the prudent management And this has always been the aim of the New Zealand Forest Issued in the interests of forest protection by The New Zealand Forest Service. Service.