ForestsTravel Geologising in the Rainforests of Aceh, Indonesia by Mike Pole November 30, 2017 by Mike Pole November 30, 2017 Our Indonesian guide, with a parang (machete) in hand, dropped vertically in front of me, just brushing my face, while out of … Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Forestsre-wilding/walking The Lost Forests of Southland, New Zealand by Mike Pole April 8, 2017 by Mike Pole April 8, 2017 Forests that have disappeared so completely that you would hardly believe they really existed, have long fascinated me. When I left my … Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
ForestsTravelTravel stories Once a Vast Forest – Motatapu Track, New Zealand by Mike Pole November 12, 2016 by Mike Pole November 12, 2016 Early on a cool Sunday morning I sipped my latte outside Relishes Cafe, Wanaka, and thought the immediate view could be better. … Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
ForestsTravelTravel stories The Honey Trees of Kalimantan by Mike Pole February 12, 2016 by Mike Pole February 12, 2016 I was sitting in a ger in Mongolia when I put up my hand to go to Indonesia. My ulterior motive was … Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
ForestsTravel Lebanon – Last Gasp of the Cedar Forests by Mike Pole January 23, 2016 by Mike Pole January 23, 2016 Europe to Australasia is long-haul, and if you are not into heroics, it’s nice to break the journey somewhere. I wonder how … Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Australian EcologyFireForests Australian Grasstrees – ancient registrars of fire by Mike Pole December 4, 2015 by Mike Pole December 4, 2015 In Australia there are trees that look like inside-out chimneys. Strong but sensitive – a fungal attack can leave them as a … Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Forests New Zealand – Beeches Invade Paradise! by Mike Pole October 21, 2014 by Mike Pole October 21, 2014 In the old days in New Zealand, you needed to add the right prefix to telephone numbers to ring the adjacent villages. Our … Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
ClimateForests Flooded Forests: sea-level rise in the Haast, West Coast, New Zealand by Mike Pole July 4, 2014 by Mike Pole July 4, 2014 I own a little patch of bush in the Haast, on the wet, West Coast of New Zealand. It was selectively logged … Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Forestsre-wilding/walking Matai- vanquished giant of New Zealand’s dry forests? by Mike Pole June 12, 2014 by Mike Pole June 12, 2014 I’ve long found New Zealand’s black pine, the matai (Prumnopitys taxifolia) to be a special tree. From a dishevelled juvenile, It can … Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
ForestsTravel Canary Islands – ‘Last’ Rainforest in Europe (?) by Mike Pole May 18, 2014 by Mike Pole May 18, 2014 The fossils are clear – just a few million years ago Europe was covered in broad-leaved, evergreen forest. There were palm trees … Read more 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
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