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#ForestFlora – Gardenia actinocarpa, commonly known as Daintree Gardenia, is part of the Rubiaceae family. It is a rare and endangered species growing only in a very restricted area in the [...]

A lot of you may be familiar with Hayden White, as he began his Rainforest Rescue journey as Conservation Field Labourer at the beginning of 2023. In late 2023, when Justin McMahon announced he [...]

#ForestFlora – The King Fern (Angiopteris evecta) is one of the largest and most ancient ferns in the world. It’s not to be confused with Todea barbara, a fern that is also called the [...]

Rainforest Rescue’s 2024 Annual Community Tree Planting Day is scheduled for Saturday 18 May 2024 and you’re invited! 2024 also marks our 25th birthday, and we’re so excited to [...]

#CritterCorner – Did you know that dragons still exist in Australia? (Spoiler Alert: They’re not the flying, fire breathing type that we’ve all read about in stories… but [...]

#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 [...]

  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 [...]

We are delighted to introduce the newest member of the Rainforest Rescue team: Mark Cox. Please join us in extending a warm rainforest welcome to Mark, who has joined us as our new Communications [...]

#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 [...]

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 – [...]