Story: Conservation – a history
The planting of pine trees in Waipoua Forest prompted protests against the destruction of one of Northland’s remaining kauri forests. It brought into focus the philosophical differences between foresters and those they called preservationists – foresters argued that the soils were better suited to pines, while their opponents wanted to preserve the original kauri forest.
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Photograph by A. W. Powell
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