{"id":7516,"date":"2022-07-26T06:39:20","date_gmt":"2022-07-26T06:39:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/terrain.org.au\/traditional-owner-partnerships-copy\/"},"modified":"2022-07-26T07:03:46","modified_gmt":"2022-07-26T07:03:46","slug":"mamu-rangers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/terrain.org.au\/mamu-rangers\/","title":{"rendered":"Mamu rangers care for country"},"content":{"rendered":"[mk_page_section bg_image=”https:\/\/terrain.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/tully-river.jpg” bg_position=”center center” bg_repeat=”no-repeat” bg_stretch=”true” enable_3d=”true” min_height=”500″ js_vertical_centered=”true” padding_top=”” padding_bottom=”” section_id=”donate” el_class=”donate-1″ sidebar=”sidebar-1″][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”70px”][mk_fancy_title font_family=”none” align=”center”]INDIGENOUS RANGER PROGRAM BEGINS IN MAMU COUNTRY[\/mk_fancy_title][mk_padding_divider size=”67″][\/vc_column][\/mk_page_section][mk_page_section section_id=”great-1″ sidebar=”sidebar-1″][vc_column width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1563789112768{padding-right: 36px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}” el_class=”great_header_left”][mk_padding_divider size=”100″ visibility=”hidden-nb”][mk_padding_divider size=”15″ visibility=”visible-sm”][mk_padding_divider visibility=”visible-tl”][mk_fancy_title size=”28″ letter_spacing=”4″ margin_bottom=”0″ font_family=”none” el_class=”terrain-title-2″]RANGERS LAUNCH NEW WATER MONITORING PROGRAM[\/mk_fancy_title][mk_padding_divider size=”60″ visibility=”hidden-nb”][mk_padding_divider size=”20″ visibility=”visible-nb”][vc_column_text el_class=”sub-head” css=”.vc_custom_1658818003064{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]26 JULY 2022[\/vc_column_text][mk_padding_divider size=”5″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1658818676280{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]The Innisfail region now has Mamu indigenous rangers caring for country – and a new water monitoring project that\u2019s exciting both elders and the younger generation.<\/p>\n

The first four Mamu rangers are on board.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a good feeling, to be moving forward,\u2019\u2019 senior ranger Francis Joyce says. It\u2019s a simple statement but one that\u2019s loaded with passion \u2013 for the land, the animals, Mamu cultural heritage and the Mamu people\u2019s drive to be play a bigger role in the management of land and sea.<\/p>\n

The ranger program\u2019s launch follows funding through the Queensland Government\u2019s Indigenous Land and Sea Rangers Program. Rangers will be looking after cultural heritage sites, monitoring biodiversity, helping with pest plant control, and leading a new water monitoring program among other roles.<\/p>\n

Building on water quality monitoring program<\/strong><\/p>\n

The water program, in partnership with Terrain NRM, is building on existing water quality monitoring in the region, combining cultural knowledge, values and concerns with western science.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll be doing monthly routine water sampling across the Johnstone catchment from its top to end of catchment, testing for things like nutrients, pesticides and suspended solids,\u2019\u2019 Francis says.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll also be monitoring impacts on the rainforest and ecosystems and looking at cultural indicators that came about through consultation with our Mamu people – things like places where there used to be yabby beds but there aren\u2019t anymore, fish species that have disappeared from certain areas over the years\u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cThe information will give everyone a snapshot of waterway health and a better understanding to move towards solutions. By working together and building partnerships we can create a more sustainable future.\u201d<\/p>\n

The project is funded through the partnership between the Australian Government and the Great Barrier Reef Foundation. It has also involved water monitoring training for rangers and several younger traditional custodians through Terrain NRM and the Department of Environment and Science.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1563789122720{padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 34px !important;}” el_class=”great_header_right”][mk_padding_divider size=”206″ visibility=”hidden-sm”][mk_padding_divider size=”50″ visibility=”hidden-sm”][mk_padding_divider size=”50″ visibility=”hidden-sm”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1658818593913{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\"\"<\/p>\n

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Passion for conserving land and water<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rusharne Purcell, 20, and Keith Land, 22, share a passion for conserving the land and water.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re all striving for one goal \u2013 to have an environment that\u2019s not destroyed,\u2019\u2019 Rusharne says. \u201cIt\u2019s so good to finally get a chance to help preserve this, and our culture.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mamu Aboriginal Corporation\u2019s Lorraine Maund says momentum is building, from elders through to the younger generation.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur youth are passionate about the environment and caring for country, why not harness that to drive things forward?,\u2019\u2019 she says.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re all custodians and we share and pass on our knowledge for the next generation because if the land is sick then we are sick and our people are sick. Our elders have been sharing what they\u2019ve seen change over time. Combining their knowledge with new data, we can build a bigger picture for the future.\u201d[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/mk_page_section][mk_page_section el_class=”grean-btn-sec” sidebar=”sidebar-1″][vc_column][mk_padding_divider size=”47″ visibility=”hidden-sm”][mk_button dimension=”outline” url=”https:\/\/terrain.org.au\/what-we-do\/murray-and-mossman\/” align=”right” el_class=”green-btn” outline_skin=”custom” outline_active_color=”#175137″ outline_active_text_color=”#ffffff” outline_hover_bg_color=”#175137″ outline_hover_color=”#ffffff”]Read More[\/mk_button][mk_padding_divider size=”100″ visibility=”hidden-sm”][\/vc_column][\/mk_page_section][mk_page_section section_id=”great-1-blog” sidebar=”sidebar-1″][vc_column][mk_padding_divider size=”105″ visibility=”hidden-sm”][mk_fancy_title size=”28″ letter_spacing=”4″ margin_bottom=”0″ font_family=”none” align=”right” el_class=”terrain-title”]RELATED NEWS[\/mk_fancy_title][mk_padding_divider visibility=”hidden-sm”][\/vc_column][\/mk_page_section][vc_row fullwidth=”true” fullwidth_content=”false” id=”post_grid_filter_1″][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=”grid_greate_3″ css=”.vc_custom_1598408950187{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

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