We have constructed and tested the first of two transportable, temporary crossing structures planned for use in our ground-based logging operations. The aim of these crossings is to minimise stream bed disturbance when extracting stems across waterways. Traditionally,...
This year Wenita is replacing our Personal Locator Beacons (PLBs) with new devices that provide more certainty if an incident is reported. We are phasing out the old Tracplus Rockstar units for the new ACR 410RLS PLB units. The decision to switch to the new ACR 410RLS...
The fire season has started with strong winds, mainly from the southwest. On February 15, a change to northwest winds and a 30-degree temperature resulted in crossover (when humidity levels fall below temperature levels), and all operations were shut down at 3pm....
The chicks in a falcon nest found late last year in Wenita’s Brocks block logging site are doing well. The nest, home to three fat chicks, is being remotely monitored by Parker Conservation ornithologists using a camera they installed. The chicks were approximately 22...
Wenita and City Forests collaborated in mid-November to fully load the Daiwan Fortune at Port Chalmers. Wenita Woodflow Manager Alec Cassie says the joint operation, which involved the loading of 21,583m³ from Wenita and 10,657m³ from City Forests, was a good example...
An ornithologist has congratulated one of Shane Griffin’s logging crews, which reported a falcon‘s nest in Wenita’s Brocks block. The Griffin crew alerted Wenita staff, and we called in Parker Conservation who found the nest. We immediately suspended logging...
