Rewilding: How to build a forest
We interview Brett Krause about his reforestation projects on Queensland’s Cassowary Coast.
Ahead of World Environment Day on Saturday,
Cosmos spoke to Brett Krause – a self-described “forest builder” – about his reforestation work in the Cassowary Coast region of Tropical North Queensland, Australia.
Krause is the president and co-founder of Brettacorp Inc, a not-for-profit building forests in collaboration with the international SUGi project. We ask Krause about his forest-building projects, and in particular the benefits of the “Miyawaki method” of afforestation he uses.
If you live in the Cassowary Coast region and want to get involved, Krause hosts community revegetation days on the first Saturday of every month – check out the website for details.
News by Arun Singh Mann and Pete Martinelli 24th May 2021 1:01 PM
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Subscriber only A PROPOSED development for a crocodile farm tourist park on the Cassowary Coast has been downscaled due to onerous requirements. A town planning report submitted to the Cassowary Coast Regional Council on behalf of Bikucroc Pty Ltd proposed the crocodile farm also operate as a tourism activity, providing for tourist visitation to the site involving the exhibition of other native and exotic fauna, including cassowary and African ostrich, iguana, pythons, turtles and goats (and) kangaroos. Crocs would have been accommodated in cement enclosures and ponds and tourists would have been able access a viewing enclosure and visitor platforms.
News by Arun Singh Mann and Pete Martinelli 24th May 2021 1:01 PM
Premium Content
Subscriber only A PROPOSED development for a crocodile farm tourist park on the Cassowary Coast has been downscaled due to onerous requirements. A town planning report submitted to the Cassowary Coast Regional Council on behalf of Bikucroc Pty Ltd proposed the crocodile farm also operate as a tourism activity, providing for tourist visitation to the site involving the exhibition of other native and exotic fauna, including cassowary and African ostrich, iguana, pythons, turtles and goats (and) kangaroos. Crocs would have been accommodated in cement enclosures and ponds and tourists would have been able access a viewing enclosure and visitor platforms.