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Travis Wetland Nature Heritage Park
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Travis Wetland Nature Heritage Park |
NZERN Reg. |
50 |
Approx area (ha) |
120 |
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Travis Wetland Nature Heritage Park is a lowland freshwater wetland - an ecosystem that is now scarce throughout the country. It has significant pukeko population.
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Volunteers
The Travis Wetland Trust has been an active force in the wetland since 1990. School and community groups are involved in planting and weed control. Involvement of volunteers has many spin-offs including the fostering of communi |
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Denise Ford (03) 981-3805 |
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Travis Wetland Trust, Christchurch City Council, Manuka Group, CPIT. |
Social History |
About 400 AD Travis Wetland was part of an Estuary and looked similar to the present-day Avon Heathcote salt marshes. As the estuary sand bar gradually closed off to the sea, decreasing salinity allowed flax (harakeke), raupo, tussock, baumea sedges |
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Updated 09/01/2009 5.31AM by PIPI4
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