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Daintree Life Reforestation and showcasing the unique flora and fauna of the oldest rainforest on earth.

On this page we aim to showcase the unique beauty, flora, and fauna, as well as its people, tourist attractions, and local organisations of the oldest rainforest on earth. The Daintree National Park, in far northeast Queensland, Australia, was declared by the State Government in 1966, and in 1988, The Wet Tropics of Queensland was inscribed on the World Heritage List. It is a truly stunning area, where rainforest literally meets the reef. Much of our plant and animal life comes from Gondwanan origin, and occurs nowhere else on the planet. We would like to take the time to thank the traditional owners, the Kuku Yalanji people, on whose land this region sits, and personally thank the elders we have met for sharing their wisdom and knowledge. As we launch this page, we draw your attention to several posts already posted below, and hope you enjoy this page as much as we will enjoy creating it.

Baby bat season is here. Meet little Toby Bear - an orphaned 4-week-old endangered Spectacled Flying-fox pup, who was fo...
18/10/2026

Baby bat season is here. Meet little Toby Bear - an orphaned 4-week-old endangered Spectacled Flying-fox pup, who was found crawling on the road at Cooya Beach on Wednesday. Rescued and stabilised by Clare from Port Douglas Wildlife Rescue, he now joins two others in our care, and is feeding really well.

More photos from Tuesday's multi international school planting. Go team :)
10/10/2026

More photos from Tuesday's multi international school planting. Go team :)

On Tuesday we hosted a lovely multinational school planting of 160 trees at the Bells Road, Newell site by students and ...
09/10/2026

On Tuesday we hosted a lovely multinational school planting of 160 trees at the Bells Road, Newell site by students and teachers from Carrollwood Day School from Tampa, Florida, USA, MLC School, Sydney from NSW, Australia, and Colegio Colombo Británico Cali from Colombia, South America. Great morning and feedback was that they all loved the planting. More photos tomorrow.

On Saturday we hosted a lovely couple, Edward and Renee, who planted 15 trees at the Bells Road, Newell site, in remembr...
04/10/2026

On Saturday we hosted a lovely couple, Edward and Renee, who planted 15 trees at the Bells Road, Newell site, in remembrance of Edward's mother.

Great to host 18 members of the Sierra Club to plant another 150 trees at the Bells Road, Newell site. Pleasant afternoo...
05/09/2026

Great to host 18 members of the Sierra Club to plant another 150 trees at the Bells Road, Newell site. Pleasant afternoon and a great bunch of people.

Preparing land for two school plantings by St Leonard's College in Victoria at the Bells Road, Newell project, and a hug...
22/07/2026

Preparing land for two school plantings by St Leonard's College in Victoria at the Bells Road, Newell project, and a huge thank you to the landowners for the initial slashing. This will be another 300 trees going in and first planting after a very long wet season.

Photographed at Diwan, the Prickly Katydid (Phricta spinosa) - also called the Spiny Tree Cricket - is a large, highly c...
15/07/2026

Photographed at Diwan, the Prickly Katydid (Phricta spinosa) - also called the Spiny Tree Cricket - is a large, highly camouflaged insect found in the Daintree Rainforest. Adults grow up to 10 cm long and spend days motionless on tree trunks, blending in with moss and lichen. Their bodies are covered in thorny spikes that break up their outline, and they are masters at remaining perfectly flat against bark to hide from predators. They are found all the way from Innisfail to Cooktown. At night, they emerge to feed on foliage, bark, and occasional fruits. Fun fact - they are so well hidden that the species was not formally described by science until 2005.

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Before and now. Back on 29 March 2022, with a request from and a council grant, with council staff and volunteers, we pl...
01/07/2026

Before and now. Back on 29 March 2022, with a request from and a council grant, with council staff and volunteers, we planted 525 trees near the foreshore at Wonga Beach to replace weeds with coastal species. They have grown a bit (understatement) with some reaching 10-15 metres tall in just four and a half years.

A report on Zone B at the Bells Road, Newell project. After a truly horrendous wet season (still not quite over), we hav...
04/05/2026

A report on Zone B at the Bells Road, Newell project. After a truly horrendous wet season (still not quite over), we have had near-continuous heavy rain for 4-5 months straight. The effect on this low-lying area (with newly planted trees) has been an inundation disaster before the roots could fully establish. Yesterday, we did drone flyovers because the ground was still too wet to access, and we used very high-resolution photos from the drone to pinpoint trees still surviving. Here is just one example area. The first photo is out of the camera, and the second shows surviving trees with white circles - with an access track below the pink line. We were expecting a near wipeout, so seeing those circled trees is a nice surprise. However, a desktop counting exercise shows there should be around 218 trees in that area, and there are 33, equating to a loss of around 85%. We aim to start replanting losses once the ground starts drying around June. Sad, but it is what it is.

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Mossman, QLD
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