In Townsville, we marked World Wetlands Day by inviting organisations involved in wetland conservation to share their work with interested members of the community. We are so grateful for the contributions of NQ Dry Tropics, Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare, Wongaloo Conservation Park and the Townsville Dry Tropics Partnership for Healthy Waters, whose representatives volunteered their time to share valuable relevant information with us.

As the peak environmental NGO in North Queensland we collaborate with and, where possible, assist organisations and individuals working toward environmental conservation within the region.

We love working collaboratively with other groups towards shared goals, and matching volunteers to organisations working in their area of interest!

Below is a list of organisations we think you should be aware of. Links take you to their website or Facebook page. 

NORTH QUEENSLAND

Landcare/Restoration/Cleanups

Arcadia Coastcare

Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc. (CDTLI)

Lower Burdekin Landcare Association

NQ Dry Tropics 

Phil's Bush Cleanup

TIDY Up Townsville

Nature Protection

Magnetic Island Nature Care Association (MINCA)

Wildlife Preservation Society of Qld Townsville Branch

Wildlife

Birdlife Townsville

Magnetic Island Fauna Care Organisation

Magnetic Island Network for Turtles (MINT)

Magnetic Island Wildlife Care

NQ Wildlife Care

Stonedeaf Wildlife

Climate Change

Social Workers for Climate Action (SW4CA)

Other

Plastic Free Townsville (Boomerang Alliance)

Volunteering NQ

Zero Waste Magnetic Island

STATEWIDE and NATIONAL

Clean Ups

Clean Up Australia

Tangaroa Blue Foundation

Nature Protection

Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF)

Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS)

Greenpeace Australia Pacific

Invasive Species Council

National Parks Association of Qld

Sea Shepherd

The Wilderness Society

Climate Change

350.org and 350 Pacific

Australian Youth Climate Coalition (AYCC) 

Beyond Zero Emissions

Climate Action Network Australia (CANA)

Climate and Health Alliance (CAHA)

Climate Council

Climate for Change

Farmers for Climate Action

Lock the Gate Alliance

School Strike for Climate (SS4C)

Seed Mob

Solar Citizens

Tipping Point

Other

Conservation Volunteers

Environmental Defenders' Office (EDO)

Queensland Conservation Council

OTHER QLD REGIONS

Cairns and Far North Environment Centre (CAFNEC)

Capricorn Conservation Council

Darling Downs Environment Council (DDEC)

EnvA-CQ (Environmental Advocacy in Central Queensland)

Gladstone Conservation Council

Gecko Environment Council (Gold Coast)

Mackay Conservation Group (MCG)

Sunshine Coast Environment Council (SCEC)

Wide Bay Burnett Environment Council (WBBEC)

Welcome to the March edition of Paperbark. This month we are ramping up our #StopAdani campaign – read on to find out how you can be involved. We also have some great trainingopportunities coming up this month.

#StopAdani Roadshow – Monday 27 March

This is big. Our very own city is the FIRST stop for a week-long roadshow across Australia, building an unstoppable movement to stop Adani. Come along and learn about what action we can take to win this campaign. Inspiring speakers include:

Here is a directory of different groups providing volunteer opportunities with on-ground conservation or environmental projects in the local region:

Conservation Volunteers Australia projects in Townsville region – check this website to confirm correct dates, meeting location and contact details. Projects include Creekwatch (water quality testing and surveys), Friends of Cape Pallarenda Quarantine Station and native revegetation nursey.