=Work with your team members to research and answer the following questions:
- ()What is the name of the present hut at Lake Daniell?
The lake daniels hut is called The Manson Nicholls Memorial Hut
- ()Who was the hut named after?
The name who the hut was named after is Brian and Sharon Manson
and Phillip Nicholls were killed by a landslide while they sheltered from
appalling weather in the old Lake Daniell Fishing Club Hut.
and Phillip Nicholls were killed by a landslide while they sheltered from
appalling weather in the old Lake Daniell Fishing Club Hut.
- ()Which native birds have proliferated in the Lake Daniell area due to
- intensive trapping of predators? The Long tailed bat and the
- Kaka have made a come back with their population.
- ()What was the original name of Lake Daniell?
The original name for Lake Daniell is lake daniells
- ()What is the elevation of Lake Daniell above sea level? The highest point
- on the
- track is 580 meters above sea level. And the lowest point is 453
- ()What happened to Elon Oved? In 2002 there was a search in the
- area for a missing tramper who was staying in the hut. He was 14 years
- old and was found dead next to the Alfred river.
- ()Why is the beech forests around Lake Daniell dangerous?It is dangerous
- because the forest is so thick and dense that people lose their
- sense of direction.
- ()The track crosses a gorge called the ‘Sluice Box”. What is a sluice box?
- A narrow slot cut into marble by the Maruia River on the Lake
- Daniell Track.
- Lake Daniell is within the Maruia Waka Huia special biodiversity
- area. What are the two key native animals being targeted for
- protection within this programme? The Maruia Waka Hui a
- program is mainly helping
- South Island Kaka and the Kakariki.
Create a pamphlet for trampers walking the Lake Daniell track.
Include recommended equipment for a winter tramp, information
about the track, information about the native flora and fauna in that area.
Include recommended equipment for a winter tramp, information
about the track, information about the native flora and fauna in that area.