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NQ Dry Tropics

Phone: 07 4724 3544
Fax:     07 4724 3577
Email:  info@nqdrytropics.com.au

Staff email addresses: firstname.lastname@nqdrytropics.com.au

Street Address

2 McIlwraith St
Townsville, Qld 4810

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Publications by Topic

Animals

Coastal Birds of the Burdekin Dry Tropics

Freshwater Fishes of the Burdekin Dry Tropics

What am I, Native Frog or Cane Toad?

Woodland Birds of the Burdekin Dry Tropics

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Publications by Title

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Annual Report 2009/2010

Annual Community Report 2008/2009

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Welcome to Our Wetlands

Wetlands are often called swamps, dams or waterholes.

They’re areas of land that are either temporarily or permanently covered by water. They support a large variety of plant and animal species that are adapted to fluctuating water levels.

Wetlands are very useful. They enhance water quality, mitigate floods, provide refuges for wildlife in dry seasons and sustain grazing long after floods have receded.

They trap sediments and filter nutrients so they’ve been likened to the cleansing kidneys within the river systems.

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Weeds of Our Region

NQ Dry Tropics helps to coordinate the management of weeds. We have a plan (the Pest Management Strategy) that identifies target weeds in order of priority. It also outlines who is responsible for managing them.

Introduction

The dry tropics has many established and emerging tree, shrub, grass and water weeds.

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Native Plants

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Plants of our region

Close to 4,000 plant species have been recorded in the dry tropics. This is a snapshot of some indigenous plants you can expect to see.

When it comes to trees, eucalypts, acacias and melaleucas dominate the landscape.

Some of the common eucalypt species from Greenvale to Alpha are; Moreton Bay ash, narrow-leafed ironbark, poplar gum, long-fruited bloodwood, Reid River box and silver-leafed ironbark.

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Managing weeds and pests

Most graziers, farmers or landholder would say they have a problem with weeds and pests. Managing them underpins many of the programs at NQ Dry Tropics.

Weeds and animal pests can outcompete native species and they lead to losses in production on agricultural land.

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Plants and Animals

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Protecting native plants and animals in our region is a significant focus of the work at NQ Dry Tropics. 

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Our Coastline

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NQ Dry Tropics is helping to look after vegetation along our coast that's been identified as having particular environmental significance.

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