Forest and Bird's Dunedin branch is gearing up for a campaign
to support the Otago Fish and Game Council's bid to protect
the Nevis River from damming.
It is holding a public meeting in Dunedin tonight when Otago
Fish and Game Council chief executive Niall Watson will speak
on why the Nevis is worth protecting.
Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society southern
conservation officer Sue Maturin said damming the Nevis would
destroy Otago's last remaining free-flowing river and destroy
the Nevis Valley's untamed character.
"Our wild rivers are not renewable," Ms Maturin said.
"Damming natural rivers is not an environmentally sustainable
way to generate power."
In the case of the Nevis, the valley floor had important
historical values as well as native flora and fauna,
landscape and recreational values, Ms Maturin said.
The meeting will be held in the University of Otago's zoology
building at 7.45pm.
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