Jennifer Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 In keeping with our commitment to represent our members locally and nationally, the FNZAS is collaborating with NIWA on projects involving aquatic plants. Pretty cool eh? 8) http://www.niwa.co.nz/node/102378 Go the plant committee!!! :smln: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirt Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 Oh yeah I saw that on FB about the ornamental plays destroying waterways, and finding substitute native plants? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-town... Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 "Understanding the potential for different exotic plants to establish here has helped authorities prioritise which aquatic plants to manage and control. As a result, 35 aquatic plants are now banned from importation and sale. That's huge help to New Zealand's freshwater biosecurity," What 35 plants are they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer Posted August 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 I dunno, that's plant nerd territory. :smln: :lol: I do know that it is one of the plant committee's plans this year to start getting all of that information in a handy database here on the site. Some people are workin hard. :happy2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiplymouth Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 What 35 plants are they? You can find some here http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/pests/surv-mgmt/mgmt/prog/nppa/list , some here http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/pests/surv-mgmt/mgmt/prog/nipr and some here http://www.legislation.govt.nz/regulation/public/2010/0265/latest/whole.html?search=ts_regulation_biosecurity_resel&p=1#dlm3170938 Its a bit of a mission sifting through all the info to find them and as Jen has said one of the plant committee's goals is to get all the relevant info into this site in a user friendly format Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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