New Regional Ecosystem identified in Plantation Park

New Regional Ecosystem identified in Plantation Park

The NQ Dry Tropics Biodiversity team has identified a unique ecosystem in a section of Ayr’s Plantation Park that has resulted in a regional ecosystem code being created specifically for this area of the park. Regional ecosystems (REs) are groupings of vegetation...

Romy Greiner – LANDHOLDERS DRIVING CHANGE PROJECT

Dr Romy Greiner, Environmental Economist, Director River Consulting Pty Ltd Government policies and programs that target an ‘average’ landholder will appeal to few. Instead, successful policies and programs must respond to the many different situations that...

Scott Crawford – Landholders Driving Change Project

Dr Scott Crawford, CEO, NQ Dry Tropics Watching graziers, scientists and government staff work side by side to design solutions to improve land condition and water quality is exciting – and one of the groundbreaking aspects of the Landholders Driving Change project....

Andrew Brooks – Landholders Driving Change project

Associate Professor Andrew Brooks – Griffith Centre for Coastal Management – Griffith University Gullies are a nuisance for landholders; undermining fences, stockyards and roads – and eventually contributing to reduced available productive land. They are also a major...
Community landcare groups plan for the future

Community landcare groups plan for the future

Local community groups who attended an NQ Dry Tropics site management planning workshop in Townsville last week learned important skills that will help them deliver their projects more effectively. The aim of the workshop was to to help landcare community groups...