Thursday, 27 May 2021, 2:55 pm
The Waimakariri Water Zone Committee is supporting
biodiversity funding of $23,600 to restore approximately two
hectares of remnant podocarp forest, wetland and a stream
located near Oxford.
A
section of remnant podocorp forest which will be restored
during the project
Environment
Canterbury and the QEII Trust are working together with the
landowner to assist with land retirement, fencing, weed
control and planting to enhance this important ecological
habitat.
The landowner will also contribute to funding
the project, which has a total cost of $35,400.
The
project aims to protect several types of flora including two
species of pygmy mistletoe (Korthalsella clavata and