Category: Nature & Environment

Like landscapes, organisms are the sum of complex networks of interacting elements from many different groups of smaller organisms. Coral colonies are a dramatic example of this idea, with animal, plant, bacterial and other actors contributing to the whole that we call a “coral”.

Myristica insipida is our native nutmeg, an important food source for the Torresian imperial pigeon.

Rainforest Rescue have been used to excuse egregious actions at the Langley Rd development site…and the developers can have their money back!

Douglas Shire Sustainability Group (DSSG) has received several questions from our members regarding the clearing of land at Langley Rd Port Douglas.
In response, we have done a deep dive into the history of events leading to the destruction of several large Melaleuca and other trees and the associated dislocation and probable death of several creatures housed in those trees.

🍃 Original concept gets legs again thanks to land trust purchase
🍃 Tourism industry, Traditional Owners and conservation sector to support
🍃 Douglas Shire Council yet to decide about becoming carbon neutral

♦︎ The Beach Casuarina or Beach She-oak is an interesting species named in homage to the cassowary’s feather

♦︎The leaf litter from its pine-like needles put out poisons that suppresses the germination of understory plants

The Daintree Coast contains some iconic and familiar landscapes, from the wet tropical rainforests to the Great Barrier Reef, and the complicated labyrinth of mangrove systems in between. What most people don’t know is that these various systems are intricately interdependent. In reality they are not separate systems at all, but three parts of a fantastically complex whole.

⟼ CEO recommends Council sell Lot 83
⟼ Lot 83 was purchased by the previous Council for carbon offsets, rainforest restoration and related uses
⟼Buyer is Queensland Trust For Nature and Rainforest Rescue

The latest round of community consultation and engagement on the Wangetti Trail will begin today. View the new trail alignment, eco accommodation and public camping area locations and inclusions, construction methodology, campsite construction methodology, waterway crossings, approvals process and get a sneak peak of the fantastic views that will be visible from spots along the trail….see link in article.

Released today, the 2020 Wet Tropics Report Card assesses the health of nine river basins from the Daintree to the Herbert. It is produced annually by Wet Tropics Waterways as an initiative of the Reef 2050 Plan, an Australian and Queensland Government framework for protecting and managing water quality flowing to the Great Barrier Reef lagoon.
The report card analyses scientific monitoring data from many organisations and is reviewed by an independent scientific panel made up of individuals with a range of expertise.