Most farmers have concerns about land sustainability on particular parts of their properties.
It may be that a farmer needs advice on how to stabilise a sand blow in pasture near the coast; or how to establish shelter in a windswept paddock on the ring plain; or how to prevent a steep face from eroding on a hill country farm.
The Taranaki Regional Council advocates fixing these problems on the farm before they turn into big ones, or start to have off-site effects.
Conservation plans are formulated by the Regional Council in conjunction with individual landowners, to deal with site-specific problems that do not require longer-term input and planning activity.
Land management issues that may be tackled in a conservation plan include:
- Hillslope stabilisation
- Gully erosion control
- Sand stabilisation
- Farm track protection
- Farm shelter
- Wetland conservation
The plan is supplied on a no-cost basis, because the Council believes it is a co-operative way to help landowners move towards more sustainable use of their land and better protection of the region's environment.
Contact the Land Management Section for information or advice about sustainable land management or how to obtain a Conservation Plan.
| Email: | info@trc.govt.nz |
| Phone: | 06 765 7127 |
| Fax: | 06 765 5097 |