WILDING PINE CONTROL

NELSON & TASMAN

D’URVILLE ISLAND

• Management plan addressing private land, funded by MDC

• Programme being implemented by MSRT

• Into its 3rd year of control

CONTEXT

Wilding pines

• on low-stature vegetation of mineral belt

• elsewhere, after cessation of grazing

• P. radiata prevalent, but also P. pinaster

METHODS

• Ground (stem injection & basal-bark application)

• Aerial basal-bark application on coastal cliffs

MT RICHMOND

Control being undertaken by

• Nelmac, on Nelson City Council reserves

• Department of Conservation (Motueka, Nelson Lakes, South Marlborough) within Mt Richmond Forest Park

• Forestry companies, on fringes

NELMAC PROGRAMME

Wilding pines

• on low-stature vegetation of mineral belt

• elsewhere, after cessation of grazing/burning

• Primarily P. radiata, P. menzeii

METHODS

• Mainly felling

• Some stem injection

DOC PROGRAMME

• To be covered separately

FUTURE MANAGEMENT

• New management plan funded by Nelson Forests, Tasman Bay Forests and TDC

• Recommends a more comprehensive and co-ordinated programme across Mt Richmond.

ABEL TASMAN NATIONAL PARK

• Management plan funded by ATBT

• Programme being implemented by ATBT

• Into its 3rd year of control

• Some additional work being funded by Project Janszoon.

CONTEXT

Wilding pines

• on open-granite ridges, re-established after felling in 1980s

• elsewhere, after cessation of grazing/fire

• P. radiata and P. pinaster

METHODS

• Ground (stem injection & basal-bark application)

• Aerial basal-bark application on coastal escarpments and for widely-scattered trees

SANDY BAY

• Programme being implemented by Sandy Bay Firesmart Trust

• Into its 2nd year of control

CONTEXT

Wilding pines

• on open-granite ridges, re-established after felling

• identified as major fire risk to surrounding homes

METHODS

• Primarily felling

RPMS REQUIREMENTS

Nelson/Tasman RPMS

• P. contorta – regional surveillance pest

Marlborough RPMS

• P. contorta – containment control (Sth Marlborough)

QUESTIONS