On The Land
17 May, 2022
Grants benefit nature refuges
NINE nature refuges across the Far North Queensland region will share in close to $145,000 in the latest round of the State Government’s Nature Refuge Landholder Grants program.
NINE nature refuges across the Far North Queensland region will share in close to $145,000 in the latest round of the State Government’s Nature Refuge Landholder Grants program.
Environment Minister Meaghan Scanlon said the grants would fund conservation projects including weed and feral animal management, land restoration, flora and fauna surveys, restoring important koala habitat, protecting woodland and rainforest ecosystems, and fire management on properties that had been declared as nature refuges for native animals and flora. “From the southernmost reaches of our state to Cape York in the far north, Queensland is home to 551 private protected areas – the largest private protected area network by land area in the country,” Minister Scanlon said. “By dedicating their land as a nature refuge, landholders are helping to protect Queensland’s unique biodiversity.”
Nature refuges that attracted grants are:
Misty Mountain Nature Refuge at Millaa Millaa, $15,995 for weed control and revegetation to strengthen wildlife corridors
Yourka Reserve Nature Refuge at Innot Hot Springs, $15,631 for a mammal survey and monitoring to improve understanding of their responses to management methods including fire management, weed and feral animal control
Dirrans End Nature Refuge at Tarzali (near Malanda), $19,099 for a track upgrade to provide all weather access to enable the surveying of microbat presence and fauna use of remnant vegetation
Freemans Forest Nature Refuge at Lake Eacham, $17,950 for surveys of fauna and flora biodiversity of replanted wildlife corridors
Kings Plains – Alkoomie Nature Refuge at Cooktown, $19,897 for weed control, feral pig management, and track repair
Caloola Nature Refuge at Cooktown, $19,455 for weed and feral animal control
Maroobi Park Nature Refuge at Lake Barrine, $15,951 for fauna and flora biodiversity surveys to inform future revegetation
Donaghy's Corridor Nature Refuge at Lake Barrine $15,951 for fauna and flora biodiversity surveys to inform future revegetation
South Endeavour Nature Refuge at Cooktown, $20,000 for a fauna survey to compare with previous surveys to gauge the faunal diversity and abundance.
