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Oct 13Liked by Melanie Newfield

What an interesting price of writing . Thanks Melanie . I have lots of ferns and mosses coming thru in my now free from sheep little Totara tree block . I must photograph them and try to identify them

I wonder if you visited Tawapo native plant place near Tutukaka . .. A wonderful pair of knowledgeable botanists ..doing great work . (and beautiful sculptors to look at too ) .

love your work .😊

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Thanks so much Eleanor. Yes, it's so satisfying to see things coming back in the absence of grazing. I haven't been to Tawapou, but I hope to at some stage. I do love Matapōuri Bay.

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Oct 14Liked by Melanie Newfield

It's very similar here in San Diego County, California. We have dozens of rare and endangered plants, many of which grow nowhere else.

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There are so many species in trouble, it's a real worry.

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