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Story: Southern beech forest

Beech forestry, 1950s

In the 1940s and 1950s the New Zealand Forest Service undertook a nation-wide survey of native forests to determine their potential for timber production. In this film clip, members of a survey team learn how to distinguish beech species and set off to work on one of their survey lines.

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Archives New Zealand - Te Rua Mahara o te Kawanatanga
Reference: Beech Foresters. National Film Unit, 1951

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Joanna Orwin. 'Southern beech forest', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 25-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/southern-beech-forest/4/1