UPDATE NOTICE OF AERIAL 1080 OPERATION 2019
Sep 18, 2019
This notice is to confirm that the aerial application of poison cereal baits containing Sodium Fluoroacetae (1080) in the Dart, Routeburn and Caples Valleys will occur on Friday 20th September.
Attached is an information sheet which provides the essential details you need to know regarding this operation.
Please be aware that:
From late Thursday 19th September and all of Friday 20th September the road to Chinamans Bluff (Dart Track) will be closed from the forest edge at the top of Mill Flat.
All tracks in the Dart, Routeburn and Caples will be closed during the drop. Nearby tracks will also be shut including Fraser and Kay Creeks, the Rock and Beans Burn and the Routeburn North Branch. These closures will be up to 24 hours. Overnight trampers already within the area will be held at huts by DOC staff until operations are complete. People planning to visit these areas are advised to check with a DOC visitor centre prior to their trip.
Immediately after the drop the tracks will be inspected by DOC staff and swept for pellets before being reopened. Please note some pellets may still be found on the tracks, particularly if it is windy.
If we encounter difficult operating conditions the aerial work may continue into Saturday 21st September. If this occurs, both the road closures and track closures will continue for this extra day. You will receive an additional e-mail notification if this transpires.
If you have any questions please contact the office on 03 442 7933 or email bfobwakatipu@doc.govt.nz.
Ngā mihi,
Department of Conservation
Whakatipu-wai-Māori / Queenstown Office
Cavells Building, 1 Arthurs Point Road | PO Box 811, Queenstown 9371
Related documents:
- Factsheet 1080 and Dogs July 2019 (PDF, 636.22 KB)
- Wakatipu BFOB 2019 Factsheet 2019 18 Sept (PDF, 1.28 MB)
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