Post-fire monitoring is being undertaken on K’gari and the Great Sandy Strait Ramsar wetlands to identify the impacts on freshwater wetlands and ecosystems.
Continue reading “Post-fire monitoring at K’gari”Strait Expectations
Strait Expectations is a project led by the Burnett Mary Regional Group to restore wetlands in the Great Sandy Biosphere.
It’s a Regional Land Partnerships (RLP) program, funded as part of the Australian Government’s National Landcare Program.
Continue reading “Strait Expectations”K’gari
World Heritage listed K’gari (Fraser Island) is the largest sand island in the world.
It features complex dune systems that are still enduring and have an array of rare and unique features, including dune lakes and tall rainforests.
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In the Great Sandy Biosphere region there are 53 species of migratory birds listed under the Australian Government’s Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act.
Continue reading “Birds”Marine turtles
Marine turtles migrate great distances to reach their feeding grounds and nesting sites in the Great Sandy Biosphere.
All marine turtles are experiencing serious threats to their survival.
Continue reading “Marine turtles”Great Sandy Marine Park
The Marine Core Zone of the Great Sandy Biosphere consists of what is now known as the Great Sandy Marine Park, which was proclaimed in 2006.
The Great Sandy Marine Park extends from Baffle Creek in the north to Double Island Point in the south.
Continue reading “Great Sandy Marine Park”Great Sandy Strait
The Great Sandy Strait is one of the few passage landscapes in Australia.
It is a double-ended estuary, characterised by the largest areas of tidal swamps
in the south-east Queensland region.