Fighting to protect our ancient rainforests Daintree weed workshop fully booked Minister on the pig trail Resort not the place for cassowaries Operation Big Bird supports CSIRO research project Trees go around the world Featured Artist: Claire Souter In brief

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Protecting and extending Australia’s rainforests is one of the most important steps we can take in conserving our environment for the long-term. The Australian Rainforest Foundation (ARF) is raising funds from major corporations and private citizens – just like you – to protect our old growth forests, extend these forests by planting new trees and recovering rare and threatened species.

There are a number of ways you can help; from giving the gift of a tree to a loved one this Christmas, to sponsoring your own rainforest block, or becoming a Hero2 through your payroll.

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Fighting to protect our ancient rainforests

Daintree Weed workshop fully booked

A free weed management workshop, planned for November and hosted by the Australian Rainforest Foundation (ARF) , for landowners and residents in the Daintree is now fully booked.

The workshop, the first of what is hoped will be a regular occurrence, is being run under the ARF’s Rainforest Stewardship Program with the aim of actively encouraging and supporting Daintree and Mission Beach landowners to cooperatively manage the rainforest particularly in areas of weed and pest control.
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Minister on the pig trail

Deputy Prime Minister Mark Vaile was in Tully in far-north Queensland inspecting rainforest, and cane and banana plantations and to see the damage caused by feral pigs.
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Resort not the place for cassowaries

Steven Garrad – ARF Community Conservation Officer, Mission Beach

Recent visitors to a Mission Beach resort found they were sharing the grounds, pool surrounds, dining deck and in fact everywhere around the complex with a sub-adult cassowary dubbed Rodney by the resort manager.
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Operation Big Bird supports CSIRO research project

Collecting cassowary droppings may not be everyone’s idea of a dream job but the Australian Rainforest Foundation is helping fund a project which is doing just that to help save the Cassowary from extinction.

No one knows exactly how many birds there are left in the World Heritage Tropical Rainforest of northern Australia, with numbers varying from as few as 900 to 1500 from various sources.
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Trees go around the World

A honeymooning couple from Germany were two of hundreds of people, in recent months, from around Australia and the world that chose to give the gift of a ‘Tree for Life’ and help Australia’s rainforests. The couple visited the ARF Interpretive Centre and Gift Shop in Cairns and each bought a tree for the other.
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Featured artist: Claire Souter

Claire Souter is the new face of painting in far north Queensland having exhibited her work widely across Australia over the last 15 years and moving to Cairns five years ago.

Developing her own unique and natural style of painting the big move north has allowed Claire the freedom to explore a whole new variety of colours and landscapes.
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In Brief Envirofund funding The owners of the Palmerston Rocks Corridor Nature Refuge (25 kms west of Innisfail) have successfully applied for funds from Round 9 of the Australian Government’s Envirofund and will receive up to $33,977. The Australian Rainforest Foundation has sponsored the project and at the same time has made a significant contribution to the projects budget which will fund fencing and ongoing management of the block. The project will ensure permanent protection for wildlife corridors linking remnant rainforest with the Palmerston Rocks National Park and World Heritage rainforest and includes the establishment of a 40ha Nature Refuge in conjunction with the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service. Leo Road – Conservation land for sale Considerable clearing of giant bramble and lantana thickets has been carried out on the ARF block at Lot 5 Leo Road, situated in Tropical North Queensland only 5 minutes from Mission Beach. This critical rainforest block of 145 Acres (59 Ha) is now being offered for sale. More information and photographs of the block.

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