Within the forest certain key organisms indicate the health of the forest.
With the reserve a number of monitoring programs are quietly undertaken. These include bird counts, tree growth (as part of a world wide global warming project), rats, mice control as well as possum baiting.
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Ethan McCormick Bird Monitoring Report – GONE TO THE BIRDS
Smithsonian Institute data collected by Howick College within the Reserve