Porters Pass burning
Sir, — Mr Cathcart’s reply concerning the Porters Pass burn (October 8) does nothing to instil confidence in the public of the desire to conserve rather than exploit the high country. First, matagouri is a native subalpine shrub (despite his claim to the contrary) and has unique adaptive characteristics for growing in such areas. This adaption is evident from the fact that burning is required to remove it from areas where the Forest Service has spent considerable time and money planting exotic species to X.
stabilise the erosion. “Weeds,” as Mr Cathcart calls them, refers ■to the agricultural point of view of non-palatability to browsing animals — hence the replacement by “improved” grasses and clovers. It is the very non-palatability of these “weeds” that imparts such value as stabilisers of our high country. — Yours, etc.,
V. H. NELSON October 9, 1979.
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