Pulling old man's beard

Out, pesky weeds: Ecologist and Weedbuster Colin Ogle with a rogue old man's beard that he found in Gordon Park bush during the group's weed-pulling yesterday.
Mr Ogle said birds spread a lot of the weeds that found their way into the last remnant of the 10-hectare kahikatea-dominated ancient swamp forest on No 3 Line.
At the weedpulling and presentation of the DoC-Horizons Regional Council Weedbusters award the group won for their work in the bush are.
From left: DoC programme manager community relations Connie Norgate, DoC community relations regional Hana Rainforth, DoC Whanganui area manager Dr Nic Peet, Gordon Park Weedbusters Juliet Hay, Colin Ogle and Harry Stimpson