Master Conservationist Passes Along His Knowledge | Hugh Wilson & Hinewai | Better Ancestors Ep. 1
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- čas přidán 8. 01. 2021
- Kia ora!
Welcome to Better Ancestors, and our weekly video series throughout 2021.
This series is dedicated to telling the stories of those amazing people in our world who are trying to be better ancestors to future generations. The planet is experiencing catastrophic environmental disaster, and it is up to us to think long term and take action to ensure a sustainable and healthy future for all of humanity. Using the stories of those already leading the charge in sustainability as inspiration, we should all ask ourselves, what can I do to be a better ancestor?
In episode 1, Better Ancestors goes to Banks Peninsula to meet Hugh Wilson, the kaitiaki (manager) of Hinewai Reserve. For 30 years, Hugh has overseen the regeneration of native flora at Hinewai and the transformation of the landscape from farmland to forest. This episode explores the importance of biodiversity and carbon sequestration, and shows how the work Hugh has done has provided a blueprint for others who wish to become involved. In this episode we also meet Warren Begley, who is using the groundwork Hugh has provided to help oversee the initial stages of regeneration on several other plots of land in Banks Peninsula.
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Episode 2 premieres next week, January 17, followed by episodes every Sunday of 2021, NZT.
To learn more about Hinewai Reserve and to donate:
www.hinewai.org.nz/
To learn more about New Zealand’s biodiversity:
www.environmentguide.org.nz/is...
To help fund the planting of native trees or volunteer to plant yourself:
www.treesthatcount.co.nz/
To donate to the Native Forest Restoration Trust:
www.nfrt.org.nz
''Let's make the earth a big garden
For those who will come after us''
Luc Plamondon
Great job Hugh! I hope to visit you in this paradise
This is so simple ,,,,,and yet the only solution that we have as a species ,,,we will not survive longer than ,,,maybe 40 years ,,, if we are lucky ,,,we need to do this all over the world ,,,, I understand that modern people dont get this but you will when you starv and migrate to survive ,,,which we are doing now ,,,,you can do this in even a small garden ,,,,time to start ,,yesterday ,,,
Love the video, how lucky are we to have Hinewai and Hugh Wilson. Fantastic to see great people like Warren doing their bit to help enable nature 👍.
Thanks Leon! And yes, so lucky to have such ambitious and inspiring people in the world.
Hinewai Reserve on Banks Peninsula is on of the most beautiful place's in Aotearoa. Hugh is one of our greatest botanist and writers.
Too true!
Something just jumped out to me, the gentleman speaking at 8 min 50 sec, spoke of Hugh Wilson's property being "Only two valleys over from here". That way of relating distance is quite distinct, and bears the mark of being very useful for his own situation, but being a terrible way of relating distance for a plains dweller.
I just found that neat.
Love the subject of this vid. Thanks for sharing.
Oldendays earth was so beautiful......thanks to show us natural beauty and ecosystem importance in our life..
my heros!
❤
Great work! Both Hugh and Warren have such kind souls, I'm so thankful to see the work they're doing for our planet.
Thanks T Parker, and we are so thankful for their work as well. We should all follow their examples.
Great content and the photography was brilliant! Can’t wait for the next episode.
Agreed!
3 random thoughts for today
1. Taxonomy and stewardship of nature were the first recorded professions given to man, to Adam.
2. Recreation = re creation, which is exactly how we feel after walking in a thriving area of nature. This is so because we are in touch with the creation of The Master, and it's the best natural stimulant for our eyes, ears, body and mind. It's a place of raw inspiration for ecologist, photographer, composer, theologian, inventor alike.
3. Ugly pines can be a really productive way of quickly producing great biomass of humus and kickstarting native forest regeneration, especially if they are felled to waste, poisoned or harvested with adequate weed follow up.
Kia Kaha, Hugh.
Great Video, My Aunt Lesley Horrell was a Friend of Hugh's. I don't remember ever meeting Hugh but she regaled me about him frequently and his projects, thanks for sharing
really cool guys!!
Thanks!
Such a cool episode, can't wait to see more!
Thanks Colvin! Episode 2 airs in 2 days!
Inspiring! I want to get bit of land and do the same thing!
Thank you for sharing! I’ve been inspired to do a small reparation planting in felled pine tree land behind our place on a clay bank. We get a few deer is there anything anyone has observed that is native and resistant and tolerant to frost from its second year? Thank you
Kanuka (Kunzea ericoides) is a good pioneer species. I think it's pretty hardy but it may need some protection for the first year or two. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunzea_ericoides
beautiful. Thank you so much Warren and Hugh. By the way... Warren looks so familiar - can I know his last name? Thanks
What a great idea for a channel, thank you so much for your work. Is there any means to get in touch with Warren? I actively planted back native plants on our property as well as allowed others to come up of their own accord. In doing this we have seen quite a jump in wildlife. We now have to move, and the house is about to be put up for sale and I fear that all of the work may be destroyed by the next person who buys it. Any help to protect the land would be appreciated.
3:27 purple foxglove is a weed haha!
Digitalis from Foxglove is used in heart medicine.
Kia ora and thank you; this is a beautiful mission. I'll spread the word.
Thank you please do!
Hinewai is my Maori last name
Could anyone orient me, as to where I could get in touch with Warren? I also am in a position where I could convert land into a reserve, and am looking for someone who could purchase or lease the land, or just anyone who could point me in a direction. Thanks :)
Warren 021 101 8986
Quanta saggezza, vorrei potervi aiutare, in che modo?
Stop wasting our farm land!!! There will never be enough trees in the world for the environmentalists.
This is about marginal land so please educate yourself.
Watch the video and it is all explained 👍
@@cherylreid2964 no it's not about marginal land. There's so much good live stock country going into trees for the carbon market in New Zealand and it needs to stop! It's people like you who need to educate yourselves on the facts. I live them every day.
@@cherylreid2964 even if it was only about marginal land, you're still destroying the opportunities for peace like me to get a start in farming. Who do you think you are?