Date: 4th October 2023
Tom McPhail – WCG Executive Member
I was a farmer in Southland and for family recreation we often visited the high country, four wheel drive touring, tramping and skiing, and this gave me a great appreciation of the scenic values in Southland and Central Otago.
I became aware of how serious the wilding tree problem was, about twenty-five years ago, hearing of the problems at Mid Dome where Pinus contorta, a tree originally planted to stabilise the land, had spread and was threatening the neighbouring pastoral high country, land that we were familiar with. Along with my wife, Helen, I had my first experience of cutting wildings at Mid Dome…
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