By Sumeena Keshow | Philanthropy
Today we have an update for you since we reported earlier in August that Lot 46 has reached a huge milestone in its restoration – that all areas requiring restoration were fully planted-out with matured seedlings – meaning these very special 27 hectares can now get on and do nature's wonderful work, as a canopy slowly develops. This significant milestone could only have been achieved with your support! Thank you.
Our Daintree Land Manager, Joe Reichl, reports that while October is usually the dry season in the Wet Tropics of Australia, light rains falling throughout the month have surprised many who originally forecast a ‘20% more dry than average month’. While this is great news for the tree seedlings that were planted out, it does also mean that it’s easy for any weeds to bounce back to life too. Weed control on and around restoration sites are an essential activity at this time, as it’s best to halt their spread before they can flower and then seed.
“This rain has been enough to set weeds off, but not badly. We have spent some of the last month doing weed control maintenance on the plantings.” Joe says. “In most cases it (the rain) was not enough to not need to water trees at the nursery; however we do appreciate what is given.”
At Rainforest Rescue’s Daintree Native Plant Nursery, as per normal at this time of year when it is usually drier, it is a priority for the Nursery operations that we undertake endemic native seed collection activities. This is because most seeds in this area of the Daintree rainforest are produced from around August to January. This is one of the most important activities for our team in the Daintree, as it helps guarantee the coming years’ season of seedling propagation for our ongoing restoration projects. These seedlings then go on to become some of the more than 20,000 seedlings propagated annually the Native Daintree Nursery!
Again, from all the team at Rainforest Rescue, we send our sincere thanks to you today for your ongoing care and concern – we can only carry out this vital work with your continued support – your help is important in helping create a conservation reserve at Lot 46 Cape Tribulation, Daintree. Thank you!
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