South Cape York Catchments
South Cape York Catchments (SCYC) is a community based natural resource management organisation.
During the past 12 months, members of the organisation have undertaken a variety of projects that include working on aquatic weed control; cultural heritage protection;
revegetation of riparian areas; the installation of feral pig exclusion fencing in high value wetlands; water quality monitoring and threatened species surveys.
This work is performed in partnership with Traditional Owners, volunteers, Indigenous rangers and school students.
Related Projects
-
Map
-
List
This project meets three of the CFOC Environmental stream targets.
Weeds, feral animals and fire in and around our aquatic ecosystems are a major threat to biodiversity. This project will address these critical threats across 3 key environmental areas; the upper Normanby Wetlands in the Northern Wet Tropics Word Heritage Area at the headwaters of Rinyirru NP (Salvinia) 2 Normanby Lagoons (feral pigs and cattle) and the Trevethan Creek wildlife corridor adjacent to the NWTWHA (Late season fires, Lantana and Gamba Grass)Site location: From Laura through to Normanby and Melsonby stations across Kings Plains and around the Northern Wet Tropics Rainforest margins 
Cape York NRM has adapted a socio-ecological systems approach towards development of an NRM plan that considers the distinctive cultural landscapes
Cape York NRM has adapted a socio-ecological systems approach towards development of an NRM plan that considers the distinctive cultural landscapes
Weeds, feral animals and fire in and around our aquatic ecosystems are a major threat to biodiversity. This project will address these critical threats across 3 key environmental areas; the upper Normanby Wetlands in the Northern Wet Tropics Word Heritage Area at the headwaters of Rinyirru NP (Salvinia) 2 Normanby Lagoons (feral pigs and cattle) and the Trevethan Creek wildlife corridor adjacent to the NWTWHA (Late season fires, Lantana and Gamba Grass)South Cape York Catchments worked together with Cape York NRM develop the Cape York Water Quality Improvement Plan for the Great Barrier Reef Catch
Related content
News
Volunteers clean up at Walker Bay
More than 53 kg of rubbish and the remains of a boat were collected from Walker Bay beach in December during a ReefClean volunteer clean-up and BBQ, led by South Cape York Catchment (SCYC) with support from Cape York NRM.
ViewNewsletter Articles
News from South Cape York Catchments
Emma Roberts, South Cape York Catchments Project Support Officer, is excited to be working with people who share her passion about the environment.
ViewNewsletter Articles
Reef Community Action Plan Released
Strategies and prioritisation designed to deliver meaningful benefits to local catchments, rivers, beaches, important species, and the Great Barrier Reef.
ViewNewsletter Articles
Working on the Wetland—Keatings Lagoon, Cooktown
Wetlands on Cape York are very important because they are a filter for water flowing from land to the Great Barrier Reef, they are a refuge and a b
ViewNewsletter Articles
Welcome to Cape York Healthy Country Newsletter
Welcome to our first newsletter for 2021.
ViewNews
Cape York Reef Community Action Plan Workshops
Do you have an idea to benefit your community and environment?
ViewNews
Cape York NRM to lead Cape York Reef Community Action Plan
Cape York NRM has been established as a Reef Community Action Plan Leader.
ViewNewsletter Articles
North Shore beach clean up
Story by Charmaine Hill | Photo provided by Jessie Price-Decle of South Cape York Catchments
ViewNewsletter Articles
Ella’s burning experience
Recently, grade 12 student Ella Hartwig took on a volunteer position with Cape York NRM to help deliver a coordinated burn project on Cape York.
ViewNewsletter Articles
Peer to Peer learning through on ground trials
Normanby catchment ‘Peer to Peer Grazing Group’ activities may have stalled during the coronavirus travel restriction period, but its Focus Farm in
View