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Gully remediation at Spring Creek
pdf Case StudyGully erosion causes significant amounts of sediment to enter Cape York waterways. Around a million tonnes of sediment washes through southern Cape York’s Normanby catchment every year due to gully erosion. Gullies create more problems than just run off —they damage pasture, wreck fences and c
Gully remediation at Normanby Station
pdf Case StudyOn the plains of Cape York’s Normanby catchment, gully erosion is a chronic problem. Due to the highly dispersive nature of soils here, what begins as a cattle pad or a washed-out section of road can very quickly become a deeply incised gully, washing away valuable topsoil into waterways.
Dunbar Station: Case Study
pdf Case StudyAbout the program
The goal of this four-year program is to work with participating grazing land managers to develop and implement practical action plans that improve soil stability, native vegetation, and water quality in the Joint Management Area (JMA) of the Mitchell River catchment.
Agriculture and water quality
pdf Case StudyCape York NRM delivered Sustainable grazing management and on-ground works: maintaining Cape York’s resource base for sustainable management and use – reducing pests and weeds, improving water quality in 2013-2016. The project was funded by the Queensland Government’s Queensland Natural Resource Management Investment Program.
Controlling Calotrope in Lakeland through Partnerships
pdf Case StudyCalotrope (Calotrope procera) was introduced to Australia as an ornamental plant. Although it is not currently a declared species under Queensland legislation, its control in Cook Shire is a priority.
Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property - Territory Natural Resource Management
pdf Fact SheetWhat is ICIP?
Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP) means all parts of Indigenous knowledge and culture that you want protected and recognised including:
North Queensland Indigenous Fire Management Network
pdf Fact SheetThis project involves the establishment of a North Queensland Indigenous Fire Management Network, and the implementation of an Indigenous Fire Mentorship Program for its members.
Caring for Cassowary
pdf Fact SheetThe program will identify solutions to reduce threats affecting the future of the southern cassowary on Cape York, operating across all land tenures, and will include:
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the establishment of an Indigenous Fire Mentoring Program to support Indigenous people in cultural fire management
Caring for littoral rainforest and coastal vine thicket, ant plant and cassowary country in Cape York
pdf Fact SheetAbout
This program will help us find out more about the distribution and habitat of Cape York’s cassowaries, ant plants and littoral rainforests and coastal vine thicket country. The majority of mapped priority areas for all three species are on Aboriginal lands and we will work with Traditional Owners and other experts
Lockhart cassowary fire fact sheet
pdf Fact SheetThe rainforest around Lockhart is special. People come from all over the world to see our glow in the dark snakes and Kutini. In all Australia there is nowhere else like it.