TRIP TO ALFORD FOREST
Forest And Bird Society Alford Forest, with its mixed stands of black beech and kahikatea, was visited by 200 members of the Canterbury branch of the Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society on Saturday. Members were welcomed by Mr J. J. Harmer, honorary scenic reserves ranger, on whose property most of the day was spent. One party undertook a botanising descent to the north branch of the Ashburton river and into the fringes of the important adjoining Alford Scenic Reserve.
In the afternoon, other members were given an address on beech forest by the chairman, Mr T. M. C. Hay, and at the conclusion of a naturalist ramble through the bush, the secretary, Mr W. J. Harris, spoke on the priceless value of scenic reserves. Local interest in the welfare of Alford reserve was commended.
Among highlights of the trip were an unbroken carpet of celmisia flowers and many green flowered onionleaved orchids seen in the tussock country adjoining the bush-covered areas. Birds observed were terns, pigeons, bellbirds, tomtits, grey warblers, harrier hawks and many fantails.
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Press, Volume CV, Issue 30973, 1 February 1966, Page 13
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