Issue 3, March 2012

Scion plays part in the water quality picture

A modified zeolite product developed by Scion has been used to treat potentially toxic algal blooms in Rotorua lakes. The product, marketed by Blue Pacific Minerals under the trade name “Aqual P”, is one of many tools being used by the Bay of Plenty Regional Council as part of their lake clean-up efforts. Read more...

Maori bring new forestry perspective
Maori own some $2b of forestry assets and are set to have a substantially larger role and influence in the future of New Zealand forestry.

Scion imports atmospheric modelling skills
An atmospheric modelling specialist from the United States brings exciting new capability to forest protection research at Scion.

Managing forests for healthy streams
The management of woody debris following harvesting operations is the focus of a study by Scion freshwater scientist, Brenda Baillie.

Kauri makes economic return
A growth model developed by indigenous forestry specialist, Greg Steward, shows that New Zealand kauri has surprisingly good potential as a productive commercial species.

Forests in a changing climate
Visiting scientist, Dr Bruce Nicoll from Forest Research UK, says native tree species could be complementary with exotics as forestry adapts to changing conditions worldwide.

Wood properties in technicolour
Scion scientist Dr Christine Todoroki has created colour maps of wood properties within Douglas-fir trees.

Scion forms Vietnamese connection
The Vietnamese pulp and paper company, Tan Mai Corporation, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Scion.

Why every bug matters
A newly published paper highlights the importance of retaining species diversity.

Watch us on YouTube
Scion has produced a selection of short videos that capture some of our latest research projects. These are loaded to the Scion YouTube Channel.

GIS conference
Scion is hosting a Forestry Geographical Information Systems (GIS) Conference on Wednesday 18 April 2012 at Waiariki Institute of Technology in Rotorua.

Forest Biosecurity and Protection Annual Report 2011
Scion has released a summary of research from our Forest Biosecurity and Protection programme.