Kaimai Mamaku Forrest Park, Te Aroha

Pentax K20D • ¹⁄₅₀ sec • ƒ / 8,0 • 27 mm • ISO 100 •  smc PENTAX-DA 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 AL II Te Aroha, Waikato, New Zealand Kaimai Mamaku Forest Park Forest park covering 37,000 hectares. The Kaimai Range, the central feature of the park, divides Waikato from the Bay of Plenty. Gold mining created a need for timber, and kauri and other tall native trees were also prized for building. Many were felled from the late 19th century. In the 1960s the Forest Service planned to clearfell areas of the Mamaku State Forest and plant radiata pine. Conservationists protested, petitioning for it to be made a national park. Instead, the Kaimai Mamaku Forest Park was gazetted in 1975. The Forest Service continued to advocate logging, but gradually environmental interests prevailed. In 1987 the Department of Conservation took over management of the park. Vegetation ranges from dense low-altitude forest to scrub and grassland, and includes kāmahi, red beech and silver beech at their northern limit, and kauri at its southern limit. As well as many bird species, there are small populations of the rare Hochstetter’s frog and threatened Te Aroha stag beetle. Source: Nancy Swarbrick. 'Waikato places - Te Aroha', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 3-Jun-15 URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/waikato-places/page-14 uuid="47354475-7363-4079-8DFE-CE7B84897571" id="New Zealand lilleulven.com 20130116_095631_NZ_Waikato_Te Aroha__www.LilleUlven.com.DNG New Zealand North Lilleulven.com"

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