THE BEST TIME IS NOW TO PROTECT RAINFORESTS FOREVER.
Celebrating 25 years of your support in protecting and restoring rainforests.
Protecting and Restoring Rainforests is Climate Action
How YOU can help
PROTECT A RAINFOREST
Our ‘Protect a Rainforest’ project focuses on purchasing rainforest blocks for conservation and protecting them forever, increasing connectivity and protecting biodiversity.
PLANT A RAINFOREST
Our βPlant a Rainforestβ projects replant rainforest and re-establish habitat for plants and animalsβ endemic to that specific ecosystem. We believe Trees Are The Answer.
PROPAGATE AND GROW
Rainforest Rescueβs native nursery in Cow Bay propagates and grows all the rainforest trees for our Daintree lowland restoration projects. It’s time to grow!
From little things, big things grow
and look how you’ve helped rainforests grow since 1999!
340,943 in Australia
33,000 Overseas
44 in Daintree, Queensland
1 in Pyengana, Tasmania
1,222,114 in the Daintree
809,400 in Tasmania
by Nature Refuge status
in Australia
Founded on
25 March 1999
25 YEARS PROTECTING & RESTORING RAINFORESTS
In 1999, our founders set out to protect the under-protected rainforest in Australia. What matters then still matters now. Rainforests are biodiverse, ecologically rich habitats that are important to our planetβs health. To borrow a phrase, βThe better time to plant a tree was 25 years ago. The best time is now.β
YOUR SUPPORT WILL HELP THE NURSERY THRIVE
Thanks to your support, we can now purchase the practical items required for our nursery to deliver a tree-planting capacity of 150,000 trees a year. Your support in ensuring the continuing operations of the Daintreeβs largest nursery is inspiring, and we can’t thank you enough.
2024 ANNUAL COMMUNITY TREE PLANTING DAY
After what has felt like the longest wet season in recent memory, it was a real joy for the Rainforest Rescue community to come together at Nightwings Rainforest Centre on 18th May.
Thanks to everyone who participated, the day exceeded all expectations!
DONATE NOW
When you give generously, you become part of a committed team of individuals who collectively are helping to preserve some of the most biodiverse habitats and the species that live within them on this planet.
Become a Rainforest Rescuer today!
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It`s Biodiversity Month π.β
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β Take a moment to learn a little more about Australiaβs Strategy for Nature 2019-2030, a national roadmap for government, non-government and community action to help us better understand, care for, and manage nature sustainablyβ
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Want to get involved in conservation and restoration? Make rescuing and replanting Rainforests part of your day-to-day life: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/rainforest-guardians (link in bio) π.β
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Together, we can Protect Rainforests Forever.β
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π·: Lovely fairywren (Malurus amabilis) by Allen Sheatherβ
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#PlantTrees #DaintreeRainforest #RainforestGuardian #YoungPeople #Youth #LoveTrees #RainforestJourney @daintreediscovery @destinationdaintree @portdouglas #AustralianRainforest @qldparks @destinationdaintree @portdouglasdaintree @portdouglasuncovered @cairnstourism @cairnsaustralia #Conservation #Environment #TreesAreTheAnswer #Daintree #DaintreeNationalPark #MoreTrees #Donate #SupportNotForProfits #BiodiversityMonthβ
#ForestFlora: Mangrove orchid (Dendrobium mirbelianum)`s an epiphytic or lithophytic herb with cylindrical, dark blackish brown pseudobulbs with leathery, dark green leaves and up to twelve pale to dark brown flowers with a yellow labellum with dark red veins. This dark-stemmed antler orchid is found in Far North Queensland, Solomon Islands and Papua and New Guinea π₯. β
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And it`s classified as endangered, mostly due to land clearing for agriculture. β
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This #BiodiversityMonth, we want to help raise awareness of more endangered and threatened species of flora that are important to the wellbeing of the rainforests. Don`t forget their name!β
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#MangroveOrchid #Orchid #DaintreeFlora #ForestFlowers #Endangered #DaintreeWildlife #Biodiversity #Ecosystems #Conservation #DaintreeRainforest #Rainforest #ProtectRainforest #Daintree #TreesAreTheAnswer #LoveDaintree #BuildBackBiodiversity #BiodiversityDay #BiodiversityMatters
It`s National Threatened Species Day, which is a great opportunity to help raise awareness of animals and plants at risk of extinction, such as Australia`s Southern Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius johnsonii) which is listed as an Endangered species at both the Queensland State and Australian Government levels. β
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This iconic flightless bird is facing multiple challenges, including habitat loss, vehicle strikes, dog attacks and an increasing frequency of natural disasters. β
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Through eating rainforest fruits and then pooing out the seeds some time later, they play a vital role in seed dispersal. Many plants depend on the cassowary for seed dispersal. Without them, the integrity of rainforest structure is in peril.β
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Learn more about the cassowary: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/save-the-cassowary/cassowary-fast-facts (link in bio) π.β
Help us protect it: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/rainforest-guardians (link in bio) π.β
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#NationalThreatenedSpeciesDay #SouthernCassowary #Daintree #DaintreeRainforest #DaintreeBirds #RainforestGardener #FarNorthQueensland #RainforestGuardian #Cassowary #FNQ #TropicalRainforest #AustralianRainforest #AncientRainforest #ProtectRainforestsForever #SupportNotForProfits #Donate #DinoBirds @birdlifeoz @birdsinbackyards @birdsofaustralia
Tune into @douglasfm101.5 at 5pm AEST this Wednesday, 4th September - Mark & Branden will be on air with @michaeljosephdouglasshire π§ποΈ
#ProtectRainforestsForever #RROnTheRadio #DaintreeRainforest #DouglasFM #TreesAreTheAnswer #Daintree #RainforestRescue
#CritterCorner: The Eastern curlew (Numenius madagascariensis) begins its life in Russia and north-eastern China before traveling more than 10,000km to enjoy the summerβs sun on southern feeding grounds like Queenslandβs Toondah Harbour π¦.β
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Did you know they are listed as critically endangered in Australia? In fact, their global population is estimated to have declined by 80% in the last 30 years π.β
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As a wading bird that travels across our earth, they rely on intertidal mudflats for food and habitat. But along their migration route, these mudflats are being developed or eroded, placing these beautiful birds at risk.β
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The Eastern curlew relies on our active protection of their natural habitat π³π³.β
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β This #BiodiversityMonth, we want to help raise awareness of more endangered and threatened species of fauna that are important to the wellbeing of the rainforests. Don`t forget their name!β
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#TheEasternCurlew #AustralianBirds #Birds #DaintreeBirds #DaintreeWildlife #Endangered #EndangeredBirds #ThreatenedSpecies #FNQ #TropicalRainforest #AustralianRainforest #AncientRainforest #ProtectRainforestsForever #SupportNotForProfits #Donate #DinoBirds @birdlifeoz @birdsinbackyards @birdsofaustralia
Jabalbina Yalanji Aboriginal Corporation (JYAC)`s first tree order was collected in July π³π³π³.β
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You probably recall that our Diwan Nursery was handed over to JYAC in late 2023. If you missed it, you can read the article here:β
www.rainforestrescue.org.au/media-release-a-gift-for-the-rainforest-daintree-plant-nursery-at-the-heart-of-local-partnership (or visit the News link in our bio) π.β
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Over 12,000 plants a year will be grown at the Diwan facility, with JYAC`s forest rangers team employing the native flora to help restore lowland rainforest at Wawu Dimbi. But, as we all know, growing plants takes time, and the JYAC team needed more for this incredible restoration project π³π³π³. β
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Wawu Dimbi is an important conservation property near Forest Creek, on the edge of the Daintree River, forming a connection between World Heritage protected habitat and wetlands of ecological significance. β
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The name Wawu Dimbi means βspirit in the backgroundβ, referring to the significant cultural site of Thorntons Peak, which is a major Kuku Yalanji story place. β
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Hundreds of rainforest plants have already been planted at Wawu Dimbi thanks to the JYAC team, and there`s many more to come!β
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@jabalbinaofficial #TreesAreTheAnswer #DaintreeRainforest #KukuYalanji #Daintree #ProtectRainforestsForever #AncientRainforest #AboriginalLand #AboriginalAustralia #NativeNursery #DiwanNursery #NativePlantsNursery #DaintreeRiver #PlantingTrees #LoveTrees
We are dramatically increasing our tree production and our #Daintree Rainforest Nursery will deliver a tree-planting capacity of 150,000 trees a year at full capacity π±π±π±.β
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This will enable large-scale restoration projects in the Daintree π³π³π³.β
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Through our partnerships with like-minded organisations, Traditional Owners, landowners, and YOU, weβre restoring and protecting rainforests forever.β
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If you haven`t already, join the movement: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/rainforest-guardians (link in bio) π.β
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#DaintreeRainforest #ProtectDaintree #TreesAreTheAnswer #RainforestGuardians #FNQ #WetTropics #LoveDaintree #ConservationGoals #Biodiversity #GreenEconomy #Conservation #Reforestation #Regeneration #PlantTrees #NativeNursery #AncientRainforest #ClimateChange #ConservationPartners #EcologicalRestoration #FarNorthQueensland #LoveTrees @daintreediscovery @destinationdaintree @portdouglas #AustralianRainforest @qldparks @destinationdaintree @portdouglasdaintree @portdouglasuncovered @cairnstourism @cairnsaustralia #PlantMoreTrees #RainforestProtection #ConservationCommunity
#CritterCorner: Common Mistfrog (Litoria rheocola) isn`t so common anymore πΈπΈπΈ. If you haven`t heard one in a while, it`s likely because it`s classified as Endangered (EN) Decreasing on the IUCN Red List π.β
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This rainforest specialist is restricted to fast-flowing rocky creeks and streams in rainforest as well as wet sclerophyll forest. Within these streams they are often found in the slower more open sections, away from waterfalls. You may be able to spot one if you look along the rocks, logs, and vegetation in or adjacent to streams π.β
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Learn more online: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/critter-corner-common-mistfrog π.β
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#RainforestGuardian #DaintreeRainforest #AustralianRainforest #ProtectRainforest #Conservation #Frogs #FrogsOfInstagram #FrogsOfTheDaintree #LoveFrogs #LoveNature #ProtectWildlife #NatureReserve #DaintreeWildlife #PortDouglas #Cairns #CommonMistfrogβ
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Have you heard of #NextGenRainforestRescuers? β
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They are 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.β
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Help us create a better future for all young people by becoming a Rainforest Guardian today: rainforestrescue.org.au/rainforest-guardians (π in bio).β
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Or, if you know a #NextGenRainforestRescuer that you`d like to see featured, DM us here π¬ or email info@rainforestrescue.org.au π.β
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πΈ: Silvia Di Domenicantonioβ
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#AustralianRainforest #PlantTrees #DaintreeRainforest #RainforestGuardian #YoungPeople #Youth #LoveTrees #RainforestJourney @daintreediscovery @destinationdaintree @portdouglas @qldparks @destinationdaintree @portdouglasdaintree @portdouglasuncovered @cairnstourism @cairnsaustralia #Conservation #Environment #TreesAreTheAnswer #Daintree #DaintreeNationalPark #MoreTrees #Donate #SupportNotForProfits
Back in June Rainforest Rescueβs Junior Ambassador, Daisy, joined our team`s stall at the Cairns Ecofiesta for her 3rd year in a row π. β
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At the festival, our team showed people different seeds and plants that grow in the rainforest, as well as chatting about our restoration and conservation work in the Daintree region. β
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"The people I chatted with are excited about making a difference and learning what plants are good for their back yards to help nature. We had lots of vines that Cairns Birdwing Butterflies love, so people could take them home to plant and help the butterflies to find a place to eat, lay their eggs and grow their caterpillars." β - Daisy π¦.β
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Read more of Daisy`s highlights from the 2024 event π www.rainforestrescue.org.au/this-is-why-we-enjoyed-ecofiesta-2024-nextgenrainforestrescuer (or visit the News link in our bio).β
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πΈ: Martin Stringerβ
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#AncientRainforest #DaintreeRainforest #Rainforests #Trees #TreesAreTheAnswer #AustralianRainforest #AustralianForest #Conservation #RainforestsOfInstagram #ForestsOfAustralia #ForestsOfInstagram #CairnsEcofiesta #Daintree #DaintreeWildlife #Butterfly #Wildlife #Caterpillar #ButterfliesOfInstagram #MothsAndButterflies #DaintreeForest #DaintreeInsects #InsectsOfInstagram #FNQ #BirdwingButterflyCaterpillar #WetTropics @cairnscouncil β
Since 1999, with your support, we have purchased 45 properties for protection (44 in the Daintree and 1 BIG one in Tasmania) π³π³π³. β
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Together, we purchase and protect rainforest FOREVER, increasing the footprint of protected areas like our growing Nature Refuges and reconnecting them to the National Park through wildlife corridors, which allows the native fauna and flora to thrive π.β
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Join the movement and help restore and protect the incredible beauty and biodiversity of the Daintree: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/rainforest-guardians π³πΈπ.β
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#DaintreeRainforest #TreesAreTheAnswer #RainforestGuardians #WetTropics #LoveDaintree #ConservationGoals #Biodiversity #GreenEconomy #Conservation #Reforestation #Regeneration #ProtectDaintree #FNQ #PlantTrees #NativeNursery #AncientRainforest #ClimateChange #ConservationPartners #EcologicalRestoration #FarNorthQueensland #LoveTrees @daintreediscovery @destinationdaintree @portdouglas #AustralianRainforest @qldparks @destinationdaintree @portdouglasdaintree @portdouglasuncovered @cairnstourism @cairnsaustralia #PlantMoreTrees #RainforestProtection #ConservationCommunity #RainforestGuardian
#ForestFlora: Wild Nutmeg (Myristica insipida), or Binjubal in Kuku Yalanji language, is a food source for Southern Cassowaries, Musky rat-kangaroos, Victoria`s Riflebirds and Fruit pigeons. β
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It also produces a useful general purpose timber and the bark has been used medicinally by Kuku Yalanji people for tens of thousands of years. β
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Check out our #FastFacts video featuring Juan from @walkaboutculturaladventures by visiting https://bit.ly/wild-nutmegβ
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#WildNutmeg #MyristicaInsipida #Binjubal #KukuYalanji #DaintreeRainforest #Daintree #ProtectRainforestsForever #TreesAreTheAnswer
Have you heard of #NextGenRainforestRescuers? Do you maybe know one or two? We`d love to hear from you π¨οΈ.β
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They are 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.β
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Help us create a better future for all young people by becoming a Rainforest Guardian today: rainforestrescue.org.au/rainforest-guardians (π in bio).β
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Or, if you know a #NextGenRainforestRescuer that you`d like to see featured, DM us here π¬ or email info@rainforestrescue.org.au π.β
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#AustralianRainforest #PlantTrees #DaintreeRainforest #RainforestGuardian #YoungPeople #Youth #LoveTrees #RainforestJourney @daintreediscovery @destinationdaintree @portdouglas @qldparks @destinationdaintree @portdouglasdaintree @portdouglasuncovered @cairnstourism @cairnsaustralia #Conservation #Environment #TreesAreTheAnswer #Daintree #DaintreeNationalPark #MoreTrees #Donate #SupportNotForProfits
As we continue celebrating 25 years of protecting the rainforest, we want to share Mark Dunphy`s memories of the Daintree with you today. β
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As an author, ecologist, founder of Firewheel Rainforest Nursery, and president of Big Scrub Rainforest Conservancy (BSRC), Mark`s work has many parallels with Rainforest Rescueβs journey. β
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In fact, Firewheel Rainforest Nursery is the blueprint for our Cow Bay Native Nursery that will soon grow 150,000 trees a year. Mark is our Nursery Advisor, consulting with Marine, Hayden and the team on propagation and growth techniques that mimic natural biodiversity development when restoring degraded land.β
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Read the full story here: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/mark-dunphys-daintree-journey (link in bio, or send us a message) π.β
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@firewheelrainforestnursery #Rainforests #Daintree #PartnershipsForProtection #ProtectRainforestsForever #TreesAreTheAnswer #DaintreeRainforest #FarNorthQueensland #RainforestGuardians #ProtectRainforests #ConservationGoals #AncientRainforest #AustralianRainforest #LoveDaintree #NativeNursery #GrowingTrees #NativeTrees #AustralianTrees #GrowTrees #ClimateChange #Gondwana #AustralianHistory #CapeTribulation
Your ongoing support helps purchase and protect high conservation value rainforest, where numerous endemic species thrive (like Spectacled flying foxes, or Pteropus conspicillatus). β
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Your Rainforest Guardianship helps re-establish rainforest through restoration planting and maintenance, which is a BIG deal π.β
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Join the movement: www.rainforestrescue.org.au/rainforest-guardians β
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#FlyingFoxes #DaintreeBats #Bats #LoveBats #RainforestGuardian #ProtectRainforest #Batsofinstagram @australasianbatsociety @daintreediscovery @destinationdaintree @portdouglas #AustralianRainforest @qldparks @destinationdaintree @portdouglasdaintree @portdouglasuncovered @cairnstourism @cairnsaustralia #DaintreeAnimals #Queensland @nationalparksaustralia #CapeTribulation #LoveNature #ProtectDaintree #EcoSystems #RainforestWildlife #AncientRainforest #EcoWarriors
#CritterCorner: Is it some kind of rat? The world`s tiniest kangaroo? Or, a little bit of both π§β ?
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Introducing the Musky rat-kangaroo (Hypsiprymnodon moschatus) π¦ππ.
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Unlike most modern kangaroos, these curious critters have somehow retained the ancient characteristics of their extinct ancestors, such as opposable thumbs on their hind feet used for climbing, their prehensile tails used to grasp or hold objects, unspecialised teeth, digestive tracts, diet and their habit of birthing twins or triplets. β
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Learn more online: https://www.rainforestrescue.org.au/critter-corner-musky-rat-kangaroo π. β
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#MuskyRatKangaroo #DaintreeWildlife #RainforestWildlife #ProtectRainforestsForever #FarNorthQueenslandβ
It`s International Day of the World`s Indigenous Peoples; and we want to take a moment to acknowledge and celebrate the Traditional Owners of the land we work on π€πβ€οΈππ€π. β
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Our on-the-ground restoration and conservation work is based in and around Julaymba (Daintree, Qld). The Eastern Kuku Yalanji are the madja bama (rainforest people) of Far North Queensland and have a history dating back 50,000 years to the earliest human occupation of Australia. The Eastern Kuku Yalanji tribal area extends from the Mossman Valley in the south to the Upper Annan River in the north, and west to the top of the Great Dividing Range.β
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RR HQ is located in Cavanbah (Byron Bay, NSW). Arakwal Country extends from Seven Mile Beach south of Broken Head, to the Brunswick River in the north, out to the escarpment west of Byron Bay, and east out into the Tasman Sea. The Bundjalung of Byron Bay Arakwal people have lived in this coastal landscape for at least 22,000 years. β
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Celebrating and helping protect the rights of Indigenous Peoples is important to preserving our planet and crucial to the protection of cultural and linguistic diversity, knowledge and regeneration wisdom. β
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ββTwo-way the whole wayβ will enable healing and restoration of our land. Bama supports Rainforest Rescue with knowledge and sustainable practices spanning generations. Likewise, Rainforest Rescue supports Bama to fulfil their custodianship to their Rainforest.ββ
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Today, and every day, Rainforest Rescue acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands on which our organisation is located, where we work and where we live. We respect ancestors and Elders past, present and emerging π€πβ€οΈππ€π.β
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#WorldsIndigenousPeoples #IndigenousDay #KukuYalanji #Arakwal #AboriginalAustralia #Indigenous #Daintree #ByronBay #IndigenousHistory #AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBeβ
As we continue our 25th anniversary celebrations, we want to share a beautiful story with you about the the incredible work of Annie Schoenberger, the owner of NightWings Rainforest Centre, where you may have planted a tree or a dozen π³π³π³.
In 2015, Annie reached out to our team, wanting to transform 15 hectares of old sugarcane fields into thriving Daintree lowland rainforest. And together, we got busy transforming! Since then, tens of thousands of trees have been planted by Rainforest Rescuers β both staff and volunteers β to help repair this damaged land.
Today, those seedlings, some of which are now mature trees, are growing and creating a thriving habitat for native wildlife.
We are so thrilled to share with you a video (head over to our YouTube channel) from this year`s community tree planting at NightWings, which features a heartfelt poem by Annie that beautifully captures the spirit of community and conservation that drives these planting days.
#PlantTrees #NightWingsRainforestCentre #Daintree #DaintreeRainforest #AustralianRainforest #LoveTrees #LoveDaintree #TreesAreTheAnswer #RainforestRescuers #DaintreeWildlife #NativeWildlife #DaintreeWildlife @nightwings.centre @qldparks @portdouglasuncovered @destinationdaintree @daintreediscovery
π£ Calling all #BirdNerds π£ β
Our friends at @birdlifeoz have announced that the deadline for the 2024 BirdLife Australia Photography Awards has been extended! Entries will now close on August 19.β
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There are nine categories to choose from and some amazing prizes on offer. So, if you haven`t already decided on your best bird photos & submitted your entries, you best get to it!β
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For full details, and to submit your entries, visit www.birdlifephotoaward.org.au π¦
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Share this post with your network, or tag your bird loving photography friends in the comments below.β
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#Bird #Photography #BirdLifeAustralia #Nature #WildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography #Cassowaries #Kingfishers #Daintree #BirdsOfTheDaintreeRainforest #DaintreeBirds
Landcare Week commences today π. β
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This inspiring annual celebration helps acknowledge the Australians who are actively restoring, enhancing and protecting the natural environment in their community. We`re so proud of all the Rainforest Rescuers and other like-minded nature warriors who help protect and restore the Daintree. β
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Together with the landcare communities, we want to help protect the vital biodiversity of the rainforests, build resilience and continue protecting precious ecosystems FOREVER π. β
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#LandCareIsfForEveryone #LIFE #Landcare #LandcareWeek2024 #LandcareAustralia @landcareaustralia #DaintreeRainforest #Conservation #ProtectDaintree #RainforestRescuers #RestoreDaintree #LoveDaintree
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