Queen Elizabeth II
National Trust

QEII / NZERN AUTUMN FIELD DAY
Check out the action at Field Days.

A Time to Celebrate !!!
Now 101 covenants registered in Southland protecting 2,024 ha of biodiversity on private land.
GOOD ON YOU, SOUTHLANDERS !!!.

All go at Turnbull's Covenant, Tussock Creek
Biodiversity Condition Fund Money Helps with Forest Restoration Work

Weed Profile - Elderberry -An effective nurse crop or an inhibiting competitor ?
Read about the control work going on at Turnbull's Sherwood Forest under PEST CONTROL.

There are 101 covenants in Southland, protecting 2,024 ha (as at March 2003)
Covenant sizes range from .4ha in Otatara to 214ha in the Hokonui Hills

Most of the covenants protect forest remnants, however there are also wetland/peatland, tussock grassland and riparian areas protected as well.