Ecosystem Restoration Australia Project #9790

Purchase and Protect Forever Endangered Rainforest

by Rainforest Rescue

Purchase and Protect Forever Endangered Rainforest

Project Report | May 16, 2022
How To Save The World's Oldest Rainforest

By Cesar Barbosa Garcia | Engagement Coordinator

Lot 18_credit Martin Stringer

At Rainforest Rescue we pride ourselves on our innovative approach to protecting and restoring rainforests. Our cornerstone activity - which makes us stand out from many environmental organisations - is our buy-back program, through which over 150 hectares of Australian rainforest (mostly zoned for development) has been purchased for preservation.

In this last year alone, with your help we’ve rescued 42 acres of pristine rainforest habitat! And thanks to our very positive working relationship with Queensland Trust for Nature, we helped rescue a remarkable block that is almost 1,000 acres, right at the entrance to the Daintree.

We are currently negotiating yet another rescue which will make it a total of 40 properties rescued since 1999 … we can’t wait to tell you more once the purchase has been approved.

Helping to Miigate Climate Change

Responding to the latest IPCC report, the team at The Daily Aus - sponsored by the Australian Conservation Foundation - visited the Daintree to experience our work first hand and understand the vital role it plays in helping mitigate climate change. Rainforest Rescue Land Manager, Justin McMahon, was among one of the people interviewed … check out The Daily Aus’s video report on our work in the Daintree to find out more.

Visiting Lot 18

Recently, the Rainforest Rescue team, took some time to visit Lot 18 Cape Kimberlery—a recent buy-back property and Nature Reserve. At almost 9 hectares, this property exemplifies established, mature rainforest. It’s rich and vibrant habitat, consisting of mature Spur Mahogany and Mossman Mahogany, as well as several Silky Oak species (to name but a few), provides habitat that supports our beloved and endangered Cassowaries, the wonderful Bennett’s tree kangaroos, tiny jumping spiders, and large-shelled snails.

Among the team at Lot 18 was Madeleine Faught, Rainforest Rescue’s Chair. In her own words Madeleine describes the experience:

"We travelled a canopy shaded meandering dirt road several kilometres to our destination – Lot 18. Hiking uphill into this old growth rainforest property, we stopped, stood quietly, perfectly still. All eight of us. Our surroundings also perfectly silent. The absence of human voices rapidly became a gift when the canopy above us came alive; sudden gusts of wind rousing a wild dance of foliage. This wind dance captivated our attention; then just as suddenly departed, taking its sounds and movements with it. A reward for our silence. Feeling more a part of our surroundings, but also less significant, our silence continued. Various soft ‘stop and go’ rustlings could be heard all around as creatures moved through the leaf litter; cautious of our presence. Soon our silence was further rewarded by a melodic call of a wompoo pigeon, followed by a paradise rifle bird announcing its territory, or attempting to attract a mate. We collectively breathed in, the air sweet with the smell of plant life recently rinsed by monsoon rain. We felt appreciative, fulfilled. We had shared a special moment that could not have been orchestrated. It just needed ‘to be’. The rainforest offers so many of these special moments to anyone who takes the time to truly listen, and see."

Thank You

Protecting Rainforests Forever with Rainforest Rescue is only possible because of you and others like you who share our values in the ultimate importance of intact Nature. Together we are protecting some of the most unique ecology on the planet, like Lot 18 in the Daintree.

Thank you for being a part of Rainforest Rescue and for putting your trust in us.

You make the difference.

For the rainforests!

Daily Aus with Justin McMahon

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Jan 18, 2022
You Did It! Lot-19 Now Protected Forever

By Cesar Barbosa Garcia | Engagement Coordinator

GREAT NEWS FOR A GREAT NEW YEAR - Welcome to 2022

There's no better way to begin the New Year than this. The Missing Piece of this Daintree Rainforest Puzzle in Forest Creek is now complete and Lot 19 Forest Close is Protected Forever.

From those who contributed funds, shared this with their networks, climbed the slopes to identify rare and threatened species ... to the folks at Sparke Helmore who do our conveyancing pro bono ... WELL DONE ALL OF YOU!

This is the product of many hands and aligned intention. People who walk their talk when it comes to protecting Nature. This is you. Thank you.

Because of your support; because of the support of thousands of Rainforest Rescuers like you ... more essential rainforest habitat is safe forever. That's our promise..

2021 was a banner year for Daintree conservation thanks to you—you helped us rescue:

Lot 18, Cape Kimberley Rd. An incredible, nine hectares of the most magnificent, intact rainforest we’ve seen outside of the national park.
Lot 36, Cape Tribulation Rd. We landed this strategic addition to the Cape Kimberley Wildlife Corridor and due to the success of our Lot 18 appeal you helped us rescue this too.
Lot 19, Forest Close. At almost seven hectares of intact rainforest habitat, it is a keystone property that connects five prior rescues to the National Park and World Heritage Area

A great year and now, with the rescue of Lot 19, a truly inspiring start to the New Year—check out this stunning video, produced by Martin Stringer our Media Producer, of Lot 19 Forest Close.

2022 is going to be a great year for endangered habitat, with:

more trees propagated;
more acres rescued;
more habitat restored and;
more rainforest protected forever.

This is what we do together.

We look forward to more great conservation victories with you in 2022.

Thank you SO MUCH for making the difference for the world's most ancient rainforest—the Daintree.

For the rainforests!

Lot 18 Cape Kimberley Rd is Now Protected

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Sep 29, 2021
Lot 18 Cape Kimberley Road is safe!

By Cesar Barbosa Garcia | Engagement Coordinator

Lot 18_Sunrise 1

It’s official: Lot 18 Cape Kimberley Road is safe from development

YOU DID IT

Thanks to you, our community of Rainforest Rescuers & Rainforest Guardians who believe in the importance of nature over development, this beautiful rainforest property will be protected from development and will continue to provide essential habitat for the many local endemic and endangered species, like the Southern Cassowary.

Together we are Protecting Rainforests Forever!

AT RAINFOREST RESCUE IT’S NOT OFTEN THAT A SINGLE PROPERTY COMES UP THAT LEAVES ALL OF US SPEECHLESS, YET LOT 18 CAPE KIMBERLEY ROAD IS SUCH A PROPERTY. BECAUSE OF YOUR SUPPORT, IT WILL NOW BE PROTECTED FOREVER.

We worked for over a year to secure this rescue and, after a false start where our asking price offer was refused and then a call for offers was made, we were successful.

We were committed to saving Lot 18 Cape Kimberley Road and as per our mission, no other alternative was acceptable. We did this knowing we're not alone – that generous supporters like yourself had our back.

A RARE OPPORTUNITY

Lot 18 Cape Kimberley Road—the name belies the true majesty of what this area of pristine rainforest represents—is almost 9 hectares of mature Spur Mahogany and Mossman Mahogany, as well as several Silky Oak species including Fishtail Silky Oak, Briar Silky Oak, Cream Silky Oak, and Red Tulip Oak. And so much more!

It provides a rich and vibrant habitat that supports our beloved and endangered Cassowaries, the wonderful Bennett’s tree kangaroos, tiny jumping spiders, and large-shelled snails… the list is significant as is this crucial habitat.

Our Ecological Advisor, Allen Sheather, noted the property’s significant conservation value: “Lot 18 borders the National Park and World Heritage Area on three sides and its western boundary is against a lot that is also as undisturbed.”

Allen noted that the species present, “exemplifies established, mature rainforest—it is missing any weed incursions and has a very high, intact canopy populated by many large buttress rooted trees and not so many mid-canopy species that can often be seen even in good rainforest that has endured severe weather events.”

THANK YOU!

We can’t thank you enough for your ongoing support and belief in the work of Rainforest Rescue. Our 35th rescue in the Daintree World Heritage Area is only possible because people like you care enough to make a difference.

This is now 36 properties in the Daintree – and you can add Lot 83 Cape Tribulation Rd to that list as well, thanks to our partnership with Queensland Trust for Nature. AND – more good news to come!

In the meantime, know that we are deeply grateful to be able to do this work together – we couldn’t do it without you.

To celebrate this stunning example of Australian rainforest, Martin Stringer, our incredibly talented Media Producer, made a video and we want to share it with you ... protecting pristine rainforest such as Lot 18 Cape Kimberley Road, is what we get out of bed for ...

Check out the video here

For the rainforest,

The Team at Rainforest Rescue

Lot 18_Sunrise 2

Lot 18

Rainforest Rescue Team

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