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Harris Scientific Reserve

Ashburton District, New Zealand · built 2010

Harris Scientific Reserve, 12 km from the town of Ashburton, New Zealand, preserves some of the last remaining kānuka (Kunzea serotina) dryland forest on the Canterbury Plains. The 11.5 ha reserve is owned by the Ashburton District Council and maintained by the Ashburton Community Conservation Trust, with an active programme of volunteer planting.

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