Kuranda EnviroCare

01/09/2026

We are planning a morning tea with nursery volunteers for the Bake-off. You can bet there will be a Kuranda Tree Frog entry! How are you getting involved?

01/09/2026

Are you on iNaturalist? Join the “Cairns African Tulips” project to help us record the locations of these invasive and damaging trees. So easy to spot now while they’re blooming.

Seeking to identify ATTs to elevate the concern for these invasive woody trees taking over native areas. The vast majority are located in state and local government controlled bushland. Target all water courses, road reserves, powerline corridors, drainage reserves and privately owned bushland. Ok t...

31/08/2026

Why not spice up your Saturday night with insect adventures!

CATTANA WETLANDS
MOTH NIGHT &
NATURE WALKS

12 SEPTEMBER 2026
6.30 PM TILL 9.00 PM

Meet at Cattana Wetlands parking lot from 5.30. Proceed to the covered picnic area.
The Light Sheet will be running for the duration. Small groups will form to search for creatures on vegetation and have a look for fish and other occupants of the marshes (beware of crocs!).
Bring a torch, head-torch preferred, covered walking shoes, water, something to eat and insect repellent.
We will be looking for various insects but especially two cockroach species: Cattaniaria tripartita (a small black roach with a white margin to the thorax) and Carbrunneria cattana ( a brown roach with diagonal markings on the thorax).

26/08/2026

It’s Biosecurity Week! We can all do our part to help. Personally I will be tackling some w**ds this weekend that are spreading into my rainforest property.

Biosecurity starts with everyday actions! 👀

👟 Clean your shoes after a hike
🪴 Check plants before moving them
📞 Report anything unusual

This National Biosecurity Week (24–30 August), you can play your part. Your small actions can help protect Queensland's environment, industries and way of life from harmful pests, diseases and w**ds.

To learn more about what you can do at home or work, visit 👉 https://brnw.ch/21x5aYX

25/08/2026

A bit of good news for our frogs

12/08/2026

Plant of the Month: Native Cordyline (Cordyline manners-suttoniae)
🐦 OK, I don’t have the fancy coloured leaves of those exotic varieties, but I make up for it in so many ways! Not least being native to this area, which means I’m an important food source for our local wildlife. Here’s more about me:
🌱 I’m happy in shade or sun and will grow 2-5m tall (if the pademelons give me a chance)
💧 I like wet feet, so I’m a great choice for clay soils or swampy areas
🏡 I don’t take up much space, so you can plant me along your side yard, property boundary, under powerlines or tucked into a courtyard or pot
💐 My leaves make perfect fillers in flower arrangements
🚽 AND FINALLY If you can’t make it to IGA, my leaves have long been used as toilet paper!

08/08/2026

All set up at the beautiful Kuranda Amphitheatre so stop by for a yarn or to pick up some native plants! We’ll be here until 1pm and Cathy will be giving a short talk about the w**d African Tulip Tree around noon.

04/08/2026

The drier bush around Koah and Speewah is erupting in bloom, and the honeyeaters are sipping nectar from our grasstrees, grevilleas, wattles and banksias! In the process they help pollinate the flowers.

Check out these photos snapped by one of our volunteers this week around Koah. Why not take a bit of time to sit quietly near a blooming tree and appreciate not just its flowers, but the web of wildlife it supports.