WTMA – NQ Land Management Services https://www.nqlms.com.au The Landscape Repair Specialists Tue, 23 Nov 2021 03:15:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 https://www.nqlms.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/icon-1-150x150.png WTMA – NQ Land Management Services https://www.nqlms.com.au 32 32 Reef Assist Program https://www.nqlms.com.au/reef-assist-program/ Thu, 18 Nov 2021 01:00:09 +0000 http://116.90.61.79/~nqlandman/?p=858 The Reef Assist Program is a QLD Government employment program targeting youth employment in Reef Catchment Zones throughout QLD. This Covid triggered stimulus employment program aims to tackle environmental issues impacting the Great Barrier Reef Lagoon. Other benefits include the injection of income to local businesses in regional QLD and training youth in Natural Resource Management.

NQLMS was approached to host a team by our partners including;

  •         South Endeavour Trust
  •         Rainforest Reserves Australia
  •         Rainforest 4 foundation
  •         Queensland Parks & Wildlife

NQLMS approached WTMA to submit a bid to employ 10 participants for twelve months which they agreed to host the program.

The team to date has achieved.

  •         Planted approximately 15000 native seedlings including site preparation and on-going weed maintenance.
  •         Produced 20000 native seedlings in two nurseries.
  •         Attained accredited and non-accredited training appropriate within this sector.
  •         Assisted local voluntary groups with on-ground works.

The team are motivated, hard working and keen to keep working in this industry.

]]> Yellow Crazy Ants (YCA) https://www.nqlms.com.au/yellow-crazy-ants/ Wed, 17 Nov 2021 00:03:13 +0000 http://lawyer2.mythemecloud.io/?p=203 YCA were first detected in Cairns in 2001 and it is thought they arrived via shipping. They originate from Africa but are an invasive species in Australia impacting wildlife, domestic animals and humans.

The Wet Tropics Management Authority (WTMA) are the agency leading the YCA eradication program. WTMA first engaged NQLMS in 2017 to train first nations on-ground groups on remote area survey techniques. Within a couple of months NQLMS were contracted to conduct remote surveying in World Heritage Rainforests mainly in the escarpment areas south of Cairns. Surveying requires us to walk transects lay down lures and all points are collected on GPS’s and uploaded daily into the WTMA data based. We continue to work on this program where inroads have been made in the eradication process.

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