DOC's work
Hanging tree orchid
The department has now managed Trounson Kauri Park as a 'mainland island 'since 1995. This is essentially an intensive ecosystem restoration project with a focus on learning. The goal is to restore the kauri forest ecosystem, including the reintroduction of regionally extinct or threatened fauna/flora. Animal pest control will be undertaken for possums, ferrets, cats and rats.
This work also seeks to provide opportunity for the public to enjoy a glimpse of Northland kauri forest like it once was.
A key element in the Department of Conservation's success to date has been the intensive work undertaken to control predators and browsers such as possums, rodents, mustelids and feral cats. The results of the work have been very positive and often quite dramatic as shown by ecosystem monitoring.
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