Forest Flora – Chingia australis
#ForestFlora – Chingia, from the family Thelypteridaceae, is a small genus of about 20 species that are found throughout Melesia (south-east Asian mainland and archipelagos stretching to [...]
And the Winners are… 2023 Canopy Awards Winners Announced!
We’re excited to announce the winners of the 2023 Rainforest Rescue Canopy Awards, in the second year of the international rainforest photography competition. Australian photographer [...]
Our new Native Nursery nears completion
With two new properties rescued, it’s high time we checked-in with an update from Rainforest Rescue’s new Native Nursery at Cow Bay. Driving up to the Native Nursery gate, it’s apparent [...]
In The New York Times: Protecting Australia’s Most Charismatic Murder-Bird
Southern Cassowary, Moresby Range, Qld. Konrad Wothe/imageBROKER, via Shutterstock Protecting Australia’s Most Charismatic Murder-Bird Cassowaries play a critical role in the Australian [...]
June Community Tree Planting Day
An overcast, rainy day on June 17th did nothing to stop ten determined volunteers and five staff from showing up to our third community tree planting day for 2023 at our regeneration site [...]
Celebrating the Rainforest in Far North Queensland (a Rainforest Rescue in the Community bumper edition!)
As the rains eased off and it started to dry out in Far North Queensland, we got busy connecting with familiar and new faces in our local community and celebrating the rainforest. Five recent [...]
Forest Flora – Great Wooly Malayan Lilac
#ForestFlora – Callicarpa candicans, commonly known as a great wooly Malayan lilac or the purple-berried Malayan lilac, is an evergreen shrub or small tree, growing up to a maximum of 6 [...]
From Rubbish to Rainforests – Reflecting on World Environment Day 2023
At Rainforest Rescue we’re big fans of a day that brings an environmental cause to the fore. Dates in the calendar like World Environment Day act as reminders of the importance of stepping out of [...]
We Smashed It! 2023 Annual Community Tree Planting Day Recap
On May 6th 2023 we had our 8th Annual Tree Planting at NightWings, and together we smashed it! This year, 141 individuals and Partners undertook the journey to NightWings Rainforest Centre – [...]
Reforesting the World
NightWings site of restoration © Martin Stringer Reflecting on the magnificent trees in Far North Queensland, on this Earth Day 2023. It’s fitting considering the importance of the Daintree to [...]
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