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.
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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
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Rangers working with high school students to fence out pigs
South Cape York Catchments and the Balnggarrawarra Rangers have teamed up with Cooktown Holy Spirit College students to build pig exclusion fences around Curly and Lily Lagoons on Normanby Station.
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Cape York's NRM annual general meetings
Cape York Weeds and Feral Animals, South Cape York Catchments and Wenlock Catchment Management Group all held AGMs during the month. South Cape York Catchments and Cape York Weeds and Ferals both said good-bye to retiring long-term chairperson, and NRM advocate, John Giese; while Wenlock Catchment Management Group gratefully received a $1000 donation from SCYC to boost their newly-opened bank balance.
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Katelyn’s traineeship one year on - South Cape York Catchments
My name is Katelyn Greaves and I have a school based traineeship with South Cape York Catchments (SCYC).
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The world is concerned about the health of the Great Barrier Reef, and so are we.
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