November 21,2021
Biodiverse; the Forbes Ecology Blog
October 9,2021
Disturbance in Forests (Video)
This is the second video in a series describing 'what is forest ecology?' In this video I describe the role of disturbance in the ecology of our native forest ecosystems.Link to video: https://fb.watch/8wv6dmF9Vl/#forestdisturbance #forestregeneration #forbesecology #nativeforest #forestremnant #fo...
September 25,2021
Enrichment planting in a small planted native forest (Video)
Hi everyone - following my last video on forest microclimates, I had a request to cover enrichment planting. So, in this video I demonstrate enrichment planting of tītoki into a small planted native forest. I hope you enjoy the video and please share it with people who you think will benefit from i...
September 15,2021
How Small Native Forest Remnants can Help Support Forest Birds
In this video, I visit a small native forest remnant located in a landscape where much of the native forest was cleared several hundred years ago. I take you on a walk through the forest to look for native forest bird species (i.e., birds dependant on forest habitats). What we find shows the payoff...
September 14,2021
Te Uru Rākau Publishes the Forbes Ecology Ltd State of Knowledge Report on Transitioning Plantations to Native Forest
Transitioning Exotic Plantations to Native Forest - State of Knowledge (2021)Abstract:The Ministry of Primary Industries commissioned a review of (1) the state of knowledge on the topic of transitioning exotic plantations to native forest and (2) of the existing data and research approaches for addr...
September 7,2021
Can you make this change?
Complex problems rarely have one simple solution. Take climate change and our biodiversity crisis – these are two interrelated issues, each with multiple aspects and potential courses of action. I know many of us have a growing concern about the future, and naturally we want to play our part in tr...
June 9,2021
Contribution to the NZ Wilding Conifer Group's Wilding Webinars Series
Today I was fortunate enough to present to the NZ Wilding Confier Group as part of their Wilding Webinars Series! I spoke about what we have learnt about native forest regeneration in pine plantations/plantation clear-fells and how this knowledge might relate to wilding conifer stands. If you missed...
June 1,2021
Publication: Permanent forestry requiring improved forest management - a North Canterbury Example
Part of the response to the November 2016 Kaikoura M 7.8 earthquake was an investigation by Forbes Ecology Limited into permanent native forestry options across 420,500 ha of earthquake damaged hill and high country land to assist the affected communities (herein the Post-quake Farming/PQF proj...
February 17,2021
Native Forestry Report and Webinar - Post-quake Farming Project
Kia ora koutou,The project report for the native forestry component of the Post-Quake Farming Project (the PQF project) is available at the link below.The PQF project is a work programme to assist the hill and high-country farming community of the northeastern South Island to recover from the Novemb...
September 29,2020