A BROAD PERSPECTIVE

Forest and Bird, Issue 148, 1 May 1963, Page 2

A BROAD PERSPECTIVE

Our Wanganui Branch has two projects in hand which deserve support from all members of our Society. The first is their desire to preserve for the benefit of members, and for the people of Wanganui in particular, the residence and gardens at Bushy Park, alongside the bush area of 214 acres given to the Society by the late Mr. G. F. Moore. Our Council met in the fine old homestead shortly before Easter, most of the Councillors spending a night there. All were warm in their expressions of delight at the beauty of the garden and the wonderful view from the residence. To preserve the great house is an ambitious project, but Wanganui believes it can be done. It is certainly worth doing, just as certainly as it can be done if they have the good will of all members.

The other project is, of course, the lodge on Mount Ruapehu. Little doubt exists that the lodge will be a fine asset which will help in no small way to bring members together and to encourage others to join. The experience of other organisations has been that, once established, good lodges more than pay their way, and it is intended that the lodge will be a good one. If all members will help just a little the lodge will soon become a reality, and under direction of the Wanganui Branch it will be available for the use of members from any part of New Zealand.