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Forest and Bird, Issue 148, 1 May 1963, Page 27

FORESTRY "’illßil s' ' < and Mountain-Land 3 - Management Ol r'; ? , MBo “Look, after the Mountain Lands and the Ml Lowlands will look after themselves”. g®| In the mountainous parts of New Zealand SK||| rainfall is high. But as long as the vegetation fl® remains intact, water flow is regulated, soil Mil erosion held in check, and the lowlands saved Uufli from the worst effects of floods. Too often, gW this protective cover of forest scrub and grassNW land is threatened by the destructive feeding Mffl habits of noxious animals. By their trampling mil and browsing on new growth they prevent BIM natura l regeneration, leave the soil unprotected, and open the Wfjl ./ way to accelerated Mlyt Ferosion. Current proMI grammes to control nH these noxious animals K|l are part of the overall Sffl function of the N.Z. Sj Forest Service — an M essential factor in the g prudent management KI of vegetation cover. Mil And this has always Bi been the m of the N-Z- Forest Service. |L Forestry is forever @) F*'x lssued in the interests of forest protection •> tri. eW Z ea l an d forest Service. J-.-;—2i_„...■■;37s