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Indigenous Conservation, Marine Protected Areas, National Parks, Nature Refuges, Private Reserves, State Forests

Legacy: National Parks Association of Queensland’s 90th Anniversary

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31
Mar

The National Parks Association of Queensland (NPAQ) has been active in increasing Queensland’s National Park Estate and seeking management of threats for 90 years. Romeo Lahey looms large in the establishment and early years of the Association. Lahey recognised that “no body of public opinion was organised to combat the influences which were operating against […]

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Indigenous Conservation, Marine Protected Areas, National Parks, Nature Refuges, Private Reserves, State Forests

Timeline: Highlights from national parks over NPAQ’S 90 years

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31
Mar

1870-1929 (Pre-NPAQ) 1872 Yellowstone National Park – World’s first National Park 1879 The National Park declared under The Land Act 1897 (now Royal National Park), Australia’s first National Park 1900 Barron Falls earliest Queensland reserve (The Land Act 1897) 1906 The State Forest & National Parks Act 1906 (Qld) – first Australian legislation (and possibly […]

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Ecotourism, National Parks, Nature Refuges, Private Reserves, State Forests, Uncategorized

Let’s Talk Ecotourism – Part II

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31
Mar

In October last year, NPAQ organised a seminar in Brisbane to discuss an important issue: the pros and cons of ecotourism in national parks. In the last edition we caught up with two of the speakers and now we present the views of the other two speakers to get their perspectives in more detail. David […]

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National Parks, State Forests

Ranger Profile – Rob Miller

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31
Mar

Rob Miller is Ranger-in-Charge based in Mareeba on the Atherton Tableland in North Queensland. Initially his goal was to become a Forest Ranger so he attended Gatton Agricultural College and obtained an Associate Diploma in Forestry. Rob worked in forest management for Queensland Forestry from 1994 until 2002. Then a restructure saw many of the […]

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National Parks, Nature Refuges, Private Reserves, State Forests, Uncategorized

The Value of Volunteer Conservation Groups

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31
Mar

We are fortunate in Australia to have some of the oldest and largest subtropical rainforest left on the planet. This has been achieved by the foresight of some of our pioneers who recognised the value of these special places that were, in some cases, being exploited for their timber, minerals and agricultural resources. The reservation […]

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Indigenous Conservation, National Parks, Private Reserves, State Forests

Wetland Rewind: Learning from the Past at Sanamere Lagoon, Cape York Peninsula

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31
Mar

Studying past environments (palaeoenvironments) gives us a better understanding of how currently protected areas have (or haven’t) changed over thousands of years. Natural archives, such as lakes, capture this environmental information; sediments incorporating microfossils such as pollen, charcoal and other plant matter blown or washed into the water slowly build up and are preserved in […]

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National Parks

From the President – Protected Magazine Autumn 2020

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31
Mar

Welcome to the Autumn edition of Protected. We live in challenging times and I wish you and your families well during the coronavirus pandemic. Like so many, we have had to make major adjustments in response to the consequences of the virus and community precautions. Unfortunately our 90th birthday celebrations and parks campaign, for which […]

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Uncategorized

Ranger Profile: Omar Bakhach

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04
Feb

Omar Bakhach is a Senior Ranger in the South East Queensland Region, based on the Sunshine Coast. While volunteering for cassowary conservation in Mission Beach in the late 1980s, and showing his father-in-law around the rainforest, an ‘off the cuff’ comment—“You’d make a good ranger!”—set him on the path to becoming a Park Ranger. Omar […]

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Magnetic Island National Park

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04
Feb

With 90% of its roughly 50km2 covered in native vegetation, Magnetic Island holds great nature viewing opportunities. “Maggie”, as it is known, is a tropical, continental island separated from the mainland by 4.5km of shallow sea. The island’s fauna and flora is driven by its highly seasonal wet-dry climate and the underlying geology. The geology […]

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