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Pandanus Restoration Project Update
The Pandanus Restoration Program is a joint initiative between FIDO and the Butchulla Aboriginal Corporation (BAC) supported by the Department of Environment and Science.
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Weed Spotters: Watch out for Bitou Bush
Although largely eradicated on the island, it’s always good to be on the watch for bitou bush (Chrysanthemoides monilifera subsp. Rotundata).
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K’gari’s iconic Pandanus under threat, but help has arrived!
The plant Pandanus is often called a Pandanus palm, but it is not a true palm.
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Celebrating Thirty Years of World Heritage
There is little doubt that the pathway to World Heritage for K’gari (Fraser Island) has been contentious. The colonial fight for K’gari started in 1770, when HMS Endeavour, carrying Lt James Cook and Sir Joseph Banks, scientist and sponsor for the trip, recorded the island.
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Aiding Bushfire Recovery on K’gari
On the morning of 2 June 2022, a team of volunteers recruited by the Fraser Island Defenders Organisation (FIDO) converged on Eurong to participate in the K’gari Coastal Foreshore Rehabilitation and Pandanus Project.
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Post-fire Recovery Action Plan: Foredune Rehabilitation
Earlier this year, Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS) asked FINIA and FIDO to help implement the IGEM K’gari Ecological Assessment Monitoring and Research Report’s recommendations.
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K’gari Symposium 2021 – Call for Posters
As the K’gari Symposium – Towards 2050 approaches (26 November) the organisers are seeking poster presentations from researchers, community groups and individuals who are working on projects related to K’gari.
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K’gari (Fraser Island) – the fire and the aftermath
On 14 October, campers in the Ngkala Rocks vicinity left an unextinguished campfire at their campsite in the North of the Island. A raging South Easter was blowing. The coals reignited, fanned by the wind, and the fire spread into the adjacent vegetation. That was the start of the calamity.
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The timing and cause of formation of dunes in the Cooloola Sand Mass
The Cooloola Sand Mass is a large coastal dune field located between Noosa and Tin Can Bay.
(more…)New Research Alert!
Several papers were published recently (2016) that may be of interest to FINIA readers including a review of coastal dunefield evolution in SEQ, Ground Penetrating Radar observations in the Great Sandy National Park (including Moon Point),patterns of phylogenetic diversity in subtropical rainforests, and the diet and body condition of Fraser Island dingoes. Details and links are provided below. (more…)
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