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Should we rewild rivers - when floods can bring damage to property and sometimes loss of life? In this episode I chat with my guest river scientist Professor Gary Brierley about the importance of seeing rivers as dynamic entities within the landscape, rather than water channels to manage. We discuss how we can live well with our water catchments - from those that feed our magnificent glacier fed rivers to those that supply the streams on our properties.
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - http://oar.org.nz -
Rewilding and herbicides aren't seen as natural bedfellows. However botanist Associate Professor Janice Lord has found that using a grass-specific herbicide in certain places on dense grass has helped to kick-start natural native forest regeneration. In this episode I visit Janice on her north-facing coastal farm at Kuri Bush south of Dunedin City where she and her partner are rewilding a forest gully and streams. Join Janice as she shares her knowledge about the rare plants popping up, as well as her excitement about the re-gravelling of the stream bed after the October flood.
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - http://oar.org.nz -
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The purpose of Rewilding is to enrich the biodiversity of degraded ecosystems. But what exactly is Rewilding and how does it differ from other biodiversity recovery approaches? In this episode I chat with reintroduction biologist Professor Phil Seddon from Otago University who has examined the Rewilding approach in depth through his academic research. We discuss what makes Rewilding different and how it can contribute to our goals to restore biodiversity in Aotearoa New Zealand.
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - http://oar.org.nz -
Climate change and biodiversity loss often go hand in hand - but fortunately so do the solutions. In this episode of Rewilding in Action I visit the garden of urban ecologist Professor Yolanda van Heezik from Otago University. We discuss 'Garden Rewilding' particularly in the context of the broader urban landscape, and the value of gardens to reduce extreme flooding events in urban areas. Yolanda explains how and why we should allow our own gardens to become that little bit wilder - for nature’s sake - and ours.
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - http://oar.org.nz -
04 - Te Ao Maori vision of Rewilding - Could the plaintive calls of Buff Weka once again be heard across the Otago Peninsula? It’s already a special refuge – for breeding penguins like hoiho and kororā, for toroa Northern Royal Albatrosses and tarāpunga Red-billed Gull colonies. In this show I chat with my guests Hoani Langsbury and Tūmai Cassidy about some of the commonalities between their Māori world view, knowledge and vision – and those of Rewilding. They tell me how the values behind Te Ao Māori are guiding ecological restoration on the peninsula particularly as it relates to the possible reintroduction of Buff Weka.
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - http://oar.org.nz -
It’s easy to take our red-billed gulls tarāpunga for granted or to see them as a nuisance. But we’d miss them if they weren’t around - and so would our coastal ecosystems. On Sept 9th, I came to end of the Otago Peninsula to visit the tarāpunga colony, and to meet my guest Hoani Langsbury. Through the lens of Mātauranga Māori or Māori Knowledge, Hoani explains why Cook’s Scurvy grass is rewilding here – thanks to the gull colony and the ticks that likely build up in the soil beneath the colony.
This episode of Rewilding in Action is sponsored by the Otago Peninsula Trust.
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - http://oar.org.nz -
Self-sown kanuka is restoring the biggest area of diverse native forest on Ōtepoti Dunedin’s Otago Peninsula. How does kanuka get established? Why is its growth and canopy so effective? How is kanuka helping tītīpounamu rifleman, our tiniest endemic bird?
This is the second episode in a two part series about natural regeneration of native forest on Peter Cooke and Anna Moore’s property at Hereweka. In this episode I’m with my guests Peter Cooke and his long time friend Shanta McPherson to discuss the merits of kanuka-led regeneration.
This episode is sponsored by the Otago Peninsula Trust.
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - http://oar.org.nz -
For this inaugural episode of Rewilding in Action I travelled to Hereweka on the Otago Peninsula to hear the Rewilding Story of my guests Peter Cooke and Anna Moore.
Replacing land infested by blackberry, diverse native forest has returned naturally through self-sown kanuka, a native tree species. By letting nature lead and giving it a hand only when it was needed, Peter and Anna saved their 200+ year old rimu trees. Together with their neighbours, they now share the largest area of native forest on the Peninsula.
Thanks to the Otago Peninsula Trust for sponsoring this episode.
This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - http://oar.org.nz -
Join environmental educator and facilitator Maureen Howard as she visits with local champions and enthusiasts in the movement to increase biodiversity by restoring natural processes and allowing nature to lead the way.
Learn about their hands-on work, and explore the thinking behind nature-led regeneration.
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