nature – Friends of the Blade

What Plants Are Telling Us

And It’s Good News When we think about measuring the success of predator control, our minds often jump to native birds. After all, seeing or hearing more tūī, kererū, or toutouwai (Robin) feels like a clear sign that we’re making a difference. But birds aren’t always the best or easiest indicators of forest health. TheyContinue reading “What Plants Are Telling Us”

Whose Prints Are Those?

by Noelene Taylor When I saw unusual tracks in soft mud out west of our trapping zone, near Line 18, I hoped it might be a forest gecko. I looked up all the images I could find of gecko tracks but could only find the marks they left on hard tracking cards. But I didContinue reading “Whose Prints Are Those?”