A routine visit from the Federal Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) featured two days of off-road exploring to demonstrate Gulf Savannah NRM’s work with threatened species and their habitats.
Biodiversity Officer Edward Evans led the excursions, which traversed the Mareeba Wetland Reserve and Mount Lewis National Park’s eclectic forests.
The team were able to personally lay their eyes on everything from invasive lantana weeds encroaching upon native vegetation, to red mahogany trees iconically defaced by yellow-bellied gliders.
During their tour of Far North Queensland, DCCEEW members also had the chance to observe project progress by neighboring NRMs, Terrain and Cape York — an important aspect of their visit as knowledge sharing and collaboration between organisations remains vital for optimised wildlife and habitat conservation.
The DCCEEW’s time spent in our region offered the ultimate opportunity to understand where federal funds are being placed, and gain a sense of how progress is tracking to 1) protect the northern quoll in the Northern Einasleigh Uplands Region; and 2) improve threatened species habitat condition in the Eastern Forests of Far North Queensland.
