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We explore these beautiful world wonders - and learn
how rain forest plants, are a little like humans societies, they need food,
protection, variety of skills to compete, and strive to thrive.
Walks
Walks
help us experience these wilderness marvels. We quickly see how the
different plants compete yet depending on each other. We are able to
explore the soils, the rills, the fungi, lichens mosses, ferns, vines the
larger trees shrubs and sounds. We can visit giants standing proud in
swamps that were once lakes left by ancient glaciers. We
can find rainforests meeting beaches, where all the plants cooperate to protect
themselves from the frequent lashings of the salt laden ocean storms.
Mountain
Beech
Forests
These Amazing ancient forests thrived competing with and depending on just their own species Their special
mountain environment has thrown at them enormous environmental changes since the dinosaurs roamed among them
100+ million years ago.
Coastland Podocarp Forests
After more than a 100 million years these great rainforests
still thrive
in their special environment. We can observe each plant's interdependence and competition
among the huge variety of life forms that share these amazing lands.
Forests for industry
Trees introduced from other lands are prolific and fast growing.
Radiata Pines planted on unproductive land
are now highly productive for
timber. They bring with them conservation issues and we explore these.
Introduced pests
Virulent and versatile modern species of plants and
animals introduced a just a few generations ago are now threatening to displace the less aggressive native
flora and fauna.
We learn how a massive human effort is now in place to maintain these unique
natural treasures.
STUDIES
Depending on interests we explore microclimates and the incredible ancient species
including
plants, birds and insects of the forests. We see how native life
relies on thesr forests to survive. In the process we become aware of
the reliance humans have for these and we discover the reasons why these
rainforests are so unique in the world.
See also:-
Walks
Forests
North Island's Main Population Zone
Forests in the Glacier & Scenic
Zone
Forests in the Alpine
Trails Zone
LINK
1 Podocarp rain forest
LINK 2 Podocarp rain forest
VIDEO
Link images
take
you there -
where dinosaurs once walked - -
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