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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.
Healthy Country 20: 2014 Indigenous Fire Workshop
pdf NewsletterThe 20th edition of the Healthy Country Newsletter is a special edition looking at the people of the 2014 Indigenous Fire Workshop, including information taken from interviews with the people themselves over the fire workshop
Healthy Country 12: Fire and Rain
pdf NewsletterThis issue of the Heathy Country Newsletter looks at both fire and rain with articles about fire management and burning practices as well as on weather mapping, the altering weather's effect in native animals and marine turtle conservation.