The next chapter of A Practical guide to Managing Tōtara on Private Land is on Thinning Tōtara and can be found here (PDF, 7.61 MB).
You can also find this new chapter along with other resources related to naturally regenerating totara on farmland here.
Posted: 14 November 2021
Today, Pure Advantage and Tānes Tree Trust add an additional layer to the discourse for more native forest, with new research for the O Tātou Ngāhere programme of work; Carbon Sequestration by Native Forest – Setting the Record Straight.
In a first for research of this type about planted native forest, the paper confirms that while radiata pine is faster growing, the carbon sequestration difference between radiata pine and well-managed planted native forest is closer than previously thought, and that native reforestation and regeneration brings extensive benefits to New Zealand’s climate and ecosystem over time.
Forest growers estimate carbon stock for the Emissions Trading Scheme through the Carbon Look-up tables from the Ministry for Primary Industries. The current Carbon Look-up table for natives is currently accurate only for naturally regenerating kanuka/manuka shrubland*.
We believe this new research from Tāne’s Tree Trust gives the Carbon look-up tables the option to include planted native forest as well as regenerating native. The data also indicates that, while lower than planted native forest, naturally regenerating native forest can still achieve good levels of sequestration over a long timeframe with the inclusion of tree species such as totara, rimu, kauri and kahikatea.
Read or download the full paper here.
Posted: 10 November 2021
Our October newsletter is now online. Go to https://www.tanestreetrust. org.nz/news-events/newsletters/ to read our latest news and you can also peruse our archives.
Posted: 19 October 2021
A new publication review of Non-Timber Values in sustainably-managed native forest in New Zealand is available here now (PDF, 3.58 MB).
This publication is written by trust members Jacqui Aimers, David Bergin, and Gerard Horgan. It is part of workstream 4 of the Our Forest, Our Future project. See the full project details here.
Posted: 25 August 2021
Check out our new video on pruning tōtara here PLUS the first chapter of A Practical guide to Managing Tōtara on Private Land is on Pruning Tōtara can be found here (PDF, 9.44 MB).
You can also find these along with other resources related to naturally regenerating totara on farmland here.
Posted: 2 August 2021
