Friends of the Deception Bay Conservation Park Inc. in Deception Bay, Queensland | Environmental conservation organisation

Friends of the Deception Bay Conservation Park Inc.

Locality: Deception Bay, Queensland

Phone: +61 423 091 346

Address: Bermuda Avenue 4508 Deception Bay, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.fdbcp.org.au

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25.01.2022 How good is mangrove?

21.01.2022 What trees to plant for koalas?

20.01.2022 From MBRC... At this time, it is unclear the extent and period of cancellation for Council Bushcare groups working in our Reserves throughout the Region. As such, the team will be discussing the existing contractor maintenance required on each of our 45 active Bushcare sites and any maintenance gaps as part of our broader program planning. I would encourage you to continue to keep in touch with your relevant Environment Officer(s) to discuss any specific concerns or queries y...ou have in regard to your Bushcare site. Environment Officers will also be monitoring the condition of all of these sites over the coming months and are keen to receive your feedback. We will keep you posted with any further updates as we progress through these challenging times. Thank you for your understanding and patience.

20.01.2022 What to do with a magpie if it looks like it needs help...

18.01.2022 For information... https://www.couriermail.com.au//6aae13afdfcd64e3f84b1c82cb

16.01.2022 Included in ABC News article...https://www.abc.net.au//climate-change-tree-plan/11267556 'Armpits of the ocean' can store carbon 40 times faster A mangrove intertidal zone with aerial roots coming out of the water. Blue carbon habitat has an image problem, according to Dr Macreadie. (ABC News: Nick Hose)... But forests aren't the only ecosystems that can help fight climate change. While trees are able to draw down carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and store it for the duration of their lives, blue carbon ecosystems can do it up to 40 times faster, and can potentially lock away carbon for 1,000 years or more. Blue carbon is the term referring to stored carbon in coastal ecosystems like mangroves, seagrass and salt marshes. But according to Peter Macreadie from the Blue Carbon Lab at Deakin University, these systems which he calls the "armpits of the ocean" have an image problem. "That's a big, big problem," Dr Macreadie said. "I'm working on a program in the Maldives where they're ripping out seagrass because people don't like the look of the dark patches in the water." Getting public support to conserve and restore habitats that might be muddy and smelly and home to mosquitoes and sand flies is a difficult ask. But in terms of a carbon sequestration investment, blue carbon is better value for money than tree planting, according to Dr Macreadie. "If you're a carbon offset provider you're going to think, 'I can store the same amount of carbon in a fortieth of the land area'," he said. Like planting trees, restoring coastal ecosystems has other benefits as well like boosting fish stocks and buffering coastlines from storm surges and sea-level rise.

16.01.2022 Our next Clean Up Australia Day Activity...01/03/2020

13.01.2022 Mangroves Forest! The ultimate coastal protectors!

13.01.2022 https://www.fastcompany.com//these-tree-planting-drones-ar

13.01.2022 Finally action on the ex-DPI site. Information at Library June 27 9am - 12.00 noon.

11.01.2022 The Bushcare scheduled for today has been cancelled. Due to: 1. 40 000 bats have taken residence in the area 2. It is just too wet to work. Next Bushcare will be the week after Easter.

07.01.2022 Today's wanderings in the Deception Bay Conservation Park

04.01.2022 Clean Up Australia Day is on Sunday 9.00am to 12 noon. Bermuda Avenue cul-de-sac at Antigua Crescent Park. See you there. More details at www.cleanupaustraliaday.org.au

02.01.2022 Membership forms are at https://fdbcpi.wordpress.com/membership/

01.01.2022 Interesting findings...