Bird roosts mitigate some impacts of wind farm development
12 Apr, 2021 04:01 PM
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Richard Thompson (left) and his team from MacBlack Timber with Josh Penn (right) on top of a completed shag roost, showing the structure and its strength. Photo / Peter Frost
Richard Thompson (left) and his team from MacBlack Timber with Josh Penn (right) on top of a completed shag roost, showing the structure and its strength. Photo / Peter Frost
Wanganui Midweek
In mid-March, two large timber structures were erected at Tapuarau Lagoon in the Waitotara Conservation Area, just inland from the mouth of the Waitotara River.
Constructed from heavy, 3m long, old wharf piles, and connected by joists of eucalyptus, they were built by MacBlack Timber in Whanganui, then taken to Tapuarau in kitset form and reassembled.
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