VOICES FOR THE RAINFOREST
Together We Can Protect Rainforests Forever
Rainforests play a critical role in fighting climate change
30 percent of the worldβs CO2 emissions are stored in our rainforests. Raising awareness for the urgent need to protect rainforests, 18 global influencers share their stories and artworks on compostable BioPak Art Series cups.
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Elliott Routledge is an Australian based contemporary artist, working out of Sydney in a variety of fields and mediums.
Arnhem Bickley is the founder of Arnhem Clothing, a sustainable clothing brand that is consciously crafted.Β
Patty Mills is an Australian Professional NBA Champion, four-time Olympian & founder of Team Mills Foundation.
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ABOUT RAINFOREST RESCUE
Rainforest Rescue is a not-for-profit organisation purchasing high conservation value rainforest at risk of development, rescuing these properties and protecting them, forever. They also deliver restoration work through tree planting, transforming degraded properties back into lush rainforest and thriving habitats. So far, 35 properties have been saved by Rainforest Rescue in the Daintree lowlands, where they remain forever protected and out-of-reach of threatening activities.
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If we are going to help mitigate climate change and restore more rainforest, then we need to plant more trees. To plant more treesβ¦ we must produce more trees π±π³π³.
Thanks to your incredible support, we are increasing tree production in the Daintree for restoration by over 1000%, breathing life into new restoration projects that will see the size of the Daintree increase and its resilience grow.
Our new native nursery will ultimately produce 150,000 trees per year - ready for the replanting of almost 25 hectares of rainforest habitat every year! And we`re very excited about it.
Check out all the significant nursery milestones to date: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/native-nursery (link in bio).
#DaintreeRainforest #FarNorthQueensland #EasternKukuYalanji #RainforestGuardians #ProtectRainforests #Daintree #ConservationGoals #AncientRainforest #AustralianRainforest #LoveDaintree #NativeNursery #GrowingTrees #NativeTrees #AustralianTrees #GrowTrees #ClimateChange
You may have heard of #NextGenRainforestRescuers ? Maybe you even know one or two.
They`re a community of young conservation troopers that have been fundraising, planting trees, making documentaries, educating themselves and their peers, and helping create change in many diverse, impactful, and creative ways π.
Help us create a better future for all young people by becoming a Rainforest Guardian today: rainforestrescue.org.au/rainforest-guardians (π in bio).
Or, if you know a #NextGenRainforestRescuer that you`d like to see featured, DM us here π¬ or email info@rainforestrescue.org.au π.
#AustralianRainforest #PlantTrees #DaintreeRainforest #RainforestGuardian #YoungPeople #Youth #LoveTrees #RainforestJourney @daintreediscovery @destinationdaintree @portdouglas #AustralianRainforest @qldparks @destinationdaintree @portdouglasdaintree @portdouglasuncovered @cairnstourism @cairnsaustralia #Conservation #Environment #TreesAreTheAnswer #Daintree #DaintreeNationalPark #PlantTrees #MoreTrees #Donate #SupportNotForProfits
π£ Important information re: the 2024 Annual Community Tree Planting π£
π£ START TIME HAS CHANGED - EVENT WILL START AT 9:00am π£
What to bring:
π± A water bottle (we will provide a water refill station)
π³ Sturdy closed-toed boots/shoes (if it`s raining or has been wet we`d suggest gumboots or other waterproof boots)
π± Sun-safe attire e.g., hat & sunscreen and wet-weather gear e.g., gumboots & raincoat (we know this sounds odd, but the weather can be very unpredictable & it`s been unseasonably wet of late)
π³ A willingness to get your hands dirty
π± Locals are encouraged to bring camping chairs or picnic rugs
If you haven`t already, please register for your free ticket at events.humanitix.com/2024-annual-planting (π in bio).
We`re looking forward to seeing you all, planting more trees & celebrating 25 years of Rainforest Rescue π.
#PlantARainforest #TreesAreTheAnswer #RainforestRescueTurns25 #TreePlanting #PlantATree #DaintreeRainforest #RR25 #DaintreeRainforest
Have you seen `Planet Fungi: Follow the Rain`? It`s an exciting new documentary that follows world famous fungi hunters Stephen Axford and Catherine Marciniak (@planet_fungiπ) on their search for the weird and wonderful fungi that emerge and teach us why fungi are critical to life as we know it.
There are millions of species of fungus that scientists think could exist but have not yet been identified πππ. This is why we need many more curious young minds and passionate nature lovers to continue understanding the fascinating word of fungi.
*Not a sponsored post.
#Fungi #Fungus #DaintreeRainforest #Documentary #LoveFungi #NatureDocumentary #ProtectRainforestsForever #PlantARainforest
#ForestFlora: Have you seen the Daintree Satinash (Syzygium monospermum) before? These trees can grow up to 17m tall and have reddish-brown, smooth bark, and provide a cosy home for ants π³ππ.
This unique tree flowers and fruits directly from its trunks or main branches. This unusual botanical trait is called cauliflory and the plants themselves are considered cauliflorous. The term is derived from the Latin βcaulisβ, meaning stem, and βflorβ, meaning flower. Pretty cool!
Learn more about it on our website: rainforestrescue.org.au/forest-flora-daintree-satinash π.
π·: Roger Fryer and Jill Newland
#DaintreeSatinash #DaintreeFlowers #DaintreeTrees #DaintreeFlora #RainforestFlora #Rainforest #DaintreeRainforest #FNQ #Daintree #AncientFlora #LoveDaintree
It`s International Day of Plant Health 2024: Plant health, safe trade and digital technology πΏ.
Plants are life β we depend on them for 80% of the food we eat and 98% of the oxygen we breathe (@fao). Protecting plant health is essential to biodiversity and the wellbeing of everyone on the planet.
Today (and every day!), we want to help raise awareness of how protecting plant health can help end hunger, reduce poverty, protect biodiversity and the environment, and boost economic development.
Take a moment today to learn more about our new native nursery: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/native-nursery and www.rainforestrescue.org.au/nursery-appeal-thrive π±π±π±.
π·: Callicarpa candicans by Allen Sheather
#Daintree #DaintreeRainforest #DaintreePlants #DaintreeTrees #PlantHealth #DayOfPlantHealth @fao
Are you ready to #PlantARainforest? We cannot wait. The countdown is on! Our 2024 Annual Community Tree Planting Day is only a week away, on Saturday 18 May. And you are invited.
Come reconnect with the Daintree, plant trees and celebrate a big milestone with us - our 25th anniversary π.
Register today: rainforestrescue.org.au/2024-planting (link in bio) and let`s break our tree planting record together π³π³π³.
#DaintreeRainforest #TreePlanting #PlantATree #AustralianRainforest #FNQ #NativeNursery #Conservation #Queensland #AustralianTrees #TreesAreTheAnswer #TimeToGrow #RR25 #TheBestTimeIsNow
Your support makes a HUGE difference, helping the biggest Daintree`s nursery thrive π±π³π³.
To reach our goal of planting 150,000 trees per year, we need you to join us: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/thrive (link in bio) π.
#DaintreeRainforest #Rainforest #TreesAreTheAnswer #PlantTrees #DaintreeNursery #NativeNursery #Daintree #DaintreeAppeal #Donate #ProtectDaintree
If you ever feel like you are alone or the challenge is too big, join forces with others who are also passionate and committed, and doing a great job protecting the rainforest.
Hold your own Forest Fundraiser and help Protect Rainforests FOREVER: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/forest-fundraisers (link in bio) π.
Become a Rainforest Guardian today: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/rainforest-guardians (link in bio)π.
Shop Rainforest Rescue mech: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/shop (link in bio) π.
And MORE! There are so many great ways to make a difference.
Your ongoing support allows us to purchase and protect rainforest to preserve biodiversity, and restore essential habitat for our native wildlife. Thank you!
#AustralianRainforest #PlantTrees #DaintreeRainforest #RainforestGuardian #LoveTrees #RainforestGuardian #ForestFundraiser #Conservation #Environment #TreesAreTheAnswer #Daintree #DaintreeNationalPark #PlantTrees #MoreTrees #Donate #SupportNotForProfits #AncientRainforest
Your support is critical in ensuring the operations of the Daintreeβs largest nursery. We`re on a mission to deliver a tree-planting capacity of 150,000 trees a year. And we need your help π.
The best time to plant a tree was 20 years agoβ¦ the second best time is now. Let`s do it together: rainforestrescue.org.au/nursery-appeal-thrive/ (π in bio) π³π³π³.
#DaintreeRainforest #Rainforest #TreesAreTheAnswer #PlantTrees #DaintreeNursery #NativeNursery #Daintree #DaintreeAppeal #Donate #PlantARainforest #TimeToGrow #Restoration
#ForestFlora: Although fungi, which includes yeasts, rusts, smuts, mildews, moulds, and mushrooms, isn`t technically a part of flora or fauna and inhabits its own category of organisms, we want to tell you a little about Yellow Bridal Veil (Phallus multicolor), a species of fungus in the family Phallaceae or βstinkhornsβ π.
The fruit body of this alien-looking fungus is characterised by a cone or bell-shaped cap on a stalk and a delicate βlace skirtβ (indusium) that hangs from beneath the cap almost reaching the ground. This βlace skirtβ grows mostly through the night, and spends around 10 to 15 hours fully unfolding. Have you ever spent time watching it π?
Head over to our website to learn more: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/forest-flora-yellow-bridal-veil (link in bio) π.
πΈ: Martin Stringer Photography
#ForestFungi #YellowBridalVeil #YellowNettedStinkhorn #PhallusMulticolor #Mushroom #Fungi #Daintree #DaintreeRainforest #ProtectRainforestsForever #ProtectTheDaintree #StinkHorns #AustralianMushrooms #Conservation #MushroomsOfInstagram #FungiOfInstagram #Flora #AustralianFlora
Do you know how to tell the difference between a Cane Toad (Rhinella marina) and a native frog? What about a tadpole and a βtoadpoleβ?
Cane toads:
π¨ Cane toads begin their life in long, jelly-like strings called clutches (see picture 1). Each clutch can contain between 8,000 and 35,000 eggs and females may lay up to 2 clutches per year β thatβs up to 70,000 baby toads per breeding female, per year π€―.
π¨ Cane toad tadpoles are shiny black on top and have an opaque dark bluish grey or black sheen to their belly. They have an oval shaped body, are pointed at the snout and are often broad across the gills. They have opaque nostrils and a short tail that appears thin due to a transparent frill with no spots, patterns, or colour. They are approximately 30mm in length.
Native frogs:
πΈ There are over 240 species of native frog in Australia, and many begin life in lumps of jelly or foam in water among vegetation, but some prefer to lay their eggs in trees or on land. Frog egg clutches are typically much smaller than that of toads, ranging from just 16 eggs for the Corroboree Frog to nearly 4000 for the Bleating Tree Frog, for example.
πΈ Eggs and tadpoles vary in appearance depending on the species, as do incubation/hatching times. Native frog tadpoles are a variety of shapes and sizes, often larger than Cane toad tadpoles. Some species, such as the Spotted Marsh Frog tadpole, can look similar to Cane Toad tadpoles, so please donβt ID on colour alone.
To learn more about tadpole ID, as well as the differences between juvenile and adult Frogs and Toads, visit @WatergumCommunity website: watergum.org/cane-toad-or-native-frog
Thereβs also some great information available at feralscan.org.au/toadscan
#CaneToads #InvasiveSpecies #NativeFrogs #ProtectBiodiversity #ProtectRainforestsForever #ProtectRainforestsForever #Ecosystems #Rainforests #Daintree #CaneToadsOfInstagram #NatureReserve #ProtectRainforestsForever
We`re doubling our impact with less, with the help of data π€.
Everyday, we are surrounded by data that can help deepen our understanding of the environment and help us be more effective with the funding our supporters provide. For example, we need resources such as water, organic fertiliser and pest control to aid restoration plots. In reviewing the data, we identified some quick wins that our land management and nursery teams have implemented to lessen the demand for these resources.
This is very exciting, because when we scale this up across all the restoration plots over a longer period of time, we can see capital savings that we reallocate into other projects. We can achieve more with less!
Learn more about how we do it on our website: rainforestrescue.org.au/measuring-our-impact-doing-more-with-data (link in bio).
@jamescookuniversity #Daintree #AustralianRainforest #DaintreeRainforest #Conservation #Restoration #ProtectRainforests #ProtectDaintree #LoveDaintree #NativeNursery #ThrivingNature
Come reconnect with the Daintree and plant trees with us on Saturday, 18 May 2024 π±π³.
You don`t need much to join - grab your water bottle; sturdy closed-toed shoes, sun-safe attire, an eagerness to get your hands dirty and your free ticket! Register here: rainforestrescue.org.au/2024-planting (link in bio) π
#DaintreeRainforest #TreePlanting #PlantATree #AustralianRainforest #FNQ #NativeNursery #Conservation #Queensland #AustralianTrees #TreesAreTheAnswer #TimeToGrow #PlantARainforest #RR25 #TheBestTimeIsNow
The Daintree is Australiaβs largest and most biodiverse rainforest - it has existed far longer than any other rainforest on the planet π³π³π³. It`s kind of a BIG deal! No wonder so many of us want to protect it.
Together, we can help extend Nature Refuges and expand Wildlife Corridors, allowing the native fauna and flora to thrive⦠FOREVER.
Wouldn`t that be amazing? We are already doing it, but we can only do it with your help.
Consider becoming a Rainforest Guardian today: rainforestrescue.org.au/rainforest-guardians (link in bio) π.
#RainforestGuardian #ProtectRainforest #DaintreeRainforest #AustralianRainforest #Conservation #DaintreeWildlife #NatureRefuge #WildlifeCorridors #PlantTrees #DaintreeNature #Donate
It`s Earth Day ππ.
Today (and every day!), we want to help showcase ways that you can support conservation efforts and environmental protection.
This year, the theme for Earth Day is Planet vs. Plastics.
For the 54th edition of Earth Day, @earthdaynetwork, the organiser of Earth Day, have announced their commitment towards a 60% reduction in plastic production by 2040, and they`re calling for consumers and companies to get on board and help take action against plastic pollution.
Check out www.earthday.org for initiatives and activities you can engage with today.
Here, at Rainforest Rescue, some of the ways we have been reducing our plastic use include:
π₯€ Avoiding single use plastic packaging by utilising keep cups, reusable straws etc.
π₯£ Minimising waste at our events by working with providers to encourage the use of containers over cling wrap
πΆ Avoiding single use plastic bottles and ice packs by using our insulated, reusable water bottles
π Buying from companies that priortise sustainable, eco friendly packaging
ποΈ Carrying reusable bags to avoid the need for plastic or paper bags
... and much more!
Let us know in the comments below how you are helping to reduce the use of plastics, and how you`ll be celebrating Earth Day ππ.
#PlanetVsPlastics #EarthDay #EarthDay2024 #Conservation #EnvironmentalProtection #EarthHealth #ProtectRainforestsForever #PlanetaryHealth #PlasticFree
Throughout the year, we`re celebrating and sharing our gratitude with everyone who has supported 25 years of Rainforest Rescueβs work. Thank you ALL π.
Two friends of our team, Tahlia Burchill-O`Brien and Sheryl J Burchill, recently shared their thoughts on why `the best time is now` for nurturing and growing a mutually respectful relationship with Rainforest Rescue and Kuku Yalanji Traditional Owners as Guardians of the Daintree Rainforest.
We want to thank both Tahlia and Sheryl for sharing their heartfelt words and meaningful perspectives on the deep connection between the Kuku Yalanji people and the Daintree Rainforest, as well as the crucial work being done by Rainforest Rescue.
For more information about our work visit www.rainforestrescue.org.au
#TheBestTimeIsNow #RR25 #KukuYalanji #TraditionalOwners #AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe #PlantARainforest #TimeToGrow #TreesAreTheAnswer #ProtectRainforestsForever #SherylJBurchill
The 2024 Annual Community Tree Planting Day, scheduled for 18 May, is a very special one - we are celebrating 25 years of Rainforest Rescue and we cannot wait to celebrate with you π±π±π³.
Come join us for a morning of planting trees, restoring the rainforest and connecting with like-minded people: rainforestrescue.org.au/2024-planting (link in bio).
#DaintreeRainforest #TreePlanting #PlantATree #AustralianRainforest #FNQ #NativeNursery #Conservation #Queensland #AustralianTrees #TreesAreTheAnswer #TimeToGrow #PlantARainforest #RR25 #TheBestTimeIsNow
The Daintree rainforest is one of the most complex tropical rainforest ecosystems on Earth.
It`s also one of the most biodiverse rainforests, continuously evolving and growing, living and breathing for over 180 million years - the Daintree is a unique and remarkable wonder π.
It makes sense that many of us want to preserve it.
If you are feeling it too, consider becoming a Rainforest Guardian: https://www.rainforestrescue.org.au/rainforest-guardians (link in bio) π.
π·: Emily Silverstone
#RainforestGuardian #Daintree #Rainforests #DaintreeRainforest #Conservation #ProtectTheDaintree #ProtectRainforestsForever #AustralianRainforest #DaintreeWildlife #Wildlife #ClimateChange
#CritterCorner: Did you know that Hercules Moths (Coscinocera hercules) don`t eat?
Well, they can`t because they don`t have mouths πΆ.
As adult moths, they survive on food stores that they ate prior to metamorphosis ππ¦.
Hercules Moths spend most of their lives as caterpillars, and during that time they live on food plants such as the Bleeding heart (Homalanthus novoguineensis), Red bean trees (Dysoxylum mollissimum subsp. molle) and Cheese trees (Glochidion ferdinandi) πΏ.
Head over to our website to learn more: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/critter-corner-hercules-moth (link in bio) π.
π·: @minibeastwildlife
#HerculesMoth #AustralianMoths #Daintree #DaintreeRainforest #FNQ #Conservation #DaintreePlants #DaintreeWildlife #ProtectTheDaintree #RainforestWildlife #BleedingHeart #RedBeanTrees #CheeseTrees #TreesAreTheAnswer #DaintreeMoths #GiantMoths
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