While some people may think of wetlands as salty, sand fly infested swamps, NQ Dry Tropics is encouraging coastal residents from Balgal Beach to Bowen to take a closer look at the value of their local wetland today in honor of World Wetlands Day.
The Lower Burdekin Basin is relatively small, covering just under 10,000 square kilometres.
The land is mostly used for grazing with about 12 per cent used for intensive agriculture such as irrigated sugar production. Another 9 per cent is used for conservation purposes.
NQ Dry Tropics funds a range of environmental activities within the Burdekin dry tropics region. We currently offer funding and support for the following groups:
