Questions from R25 Elm Park School for the Learnz Routeburn Trip
Teacher: Sue Hodge
1. What kinds of plants can walkers see mostly when they are walking? (Jusleen)
2. Why are beech forests common in New Zealand and found mostly in the mountains? (Aliah)
3. We know beech trees produced a great deal of seeds during the “beech mast” last year. Can you tell us the consequences for predators and the native bird life in the areas on the Routeburn track in particular? (Richelle)
4. Why are there so few land mammals in New Zealand? (Chloe)
5. Which are the most endangered birds in the Route burn area and why is this? (Kaden )
6. How do you get rid of all the pests on the track- eg stoats, rats, possums? (Tarquin)
7. Why were brown and rainbow trout introduced into the Route burn track area? (Cameron)
8. How did the Rifleman bird get it’s name? (Oliver )
9. Why were white tailed deer introduced to the Route burn Track (Hannan)
10. What does the mohua bird eat? (Myra)
My Reflection:
Room 25 was doing a route burn tracck o learnz and these are the questions