Protecting our ancient dunes

Protecting our ancient dunes

NQ Dry Tropics has been working with enthusiastic volunteers to clean up and restore beach scrubs, one of our most important coastal communities.   More than 40 hectares of weeds, including Weeds of National Significance, lantana, prickly pear and rubber vine has been...
Cool lesson on ‘cool burns’

Cool lesson on ‘cool burns’

Cool lesson on ‘cool burns’ at workshop Residents and landholders of the Woodstock/Majors Creek region received a cool lesson on cool burns at a “Fire as a Tool for Conservation and Land Management” workshop held on Saturday. Workshop organiser, NQ Dry Tropics project...
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...
Beach Scrubs get tender loving care

Beach Scrubs get tender loving care

NQ Dry Tropics has started work to protect and restore beach scrubs along Queensland’s coastline between Crystal Creek and Bowen. NQ Dry Tropics’ Biodiversity team has implemented a management program to improve the condition of the endangered beach scrubs, which are...