Dr Adam Forbes has been working as the University of Canterbury School of Forestry’s restoration ambassador. Photos: Supplied by Adam ForbesCanterbury farmers interested in restoring native forest on their farms are being encouraged to seek free advice. ‘‘There’s a real need for it and that’s a gap I’m filling and I am able to give that advice for free.’’The restoration ambassador role came about through the efforts UC forestry Prof David Norton, who supervised Dr Forbes’ PhD. Dr Adam Forbes is able to advise farmers throughout New Zealand on the benefits of native restoration, as part of the One Billion Trees programme. You’ve got the sub-tropical forests in Northland, it’s different in Hawke’s Bay and it’s different again in North Canterbury, where you are going up to 1200m in some of the hill country.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 11, 2020 15:32 UTC