The Department Of Conservation Conservation management has been part of the Glenorchy community since the first Ranger staff were based here with the gazettal of Mount Aspiring National Park in 1964 and the Ranger Station built in 1968.  Today, the Ranger Station/Field Base has a strong compliment of Ranger staff undertaking a number of work programmes in the...

Glenorchy Natural History Glenorchy sits at the centre of a wonderful natural world.   While you may see long tailed bats circling the lamp posts hawking insects in the warmer evenings or hear falcon screaming as they miss prey in village gardens, you need to head out of town to see the really special bits. The icon of the district is the red beech tree...