{"id":8473,"date":"2023-11-13T03:04:33","date_gmt":"2023-11-13T03:04:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/terrain.org.au\/place-based-planning-copy\/"},"modified":"2023-11-13T06:01:04","modified_gmt":"2023-11-13T06:01:04","slug":"mossman-botanic-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/terrain.org.au\/mossman-botanic-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"Terrain celebrates 20 years with tree planting"},"content":{"rendered":"[mk_page_section bg_image=”https:\/\/terrain.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/treetops-homepage.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”]TERRAIN CELEBRATES 20 YEARS WITH PARTNERSHIP TREE-PLANTING[\/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″]BEGINNINGS OF MOSSMAN BOTANIC GARDEN[\/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_1696306390563{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]3 October 2023[\/vc_column_text][mk_padding_divider size=”5″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1699845516005{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1699846322799{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Mossman Botanic Garden is now a reality. Today, more than 200 people combined to plant over 4000 trees, marking a significant milestone in the transformation of former sugarcane land into a public botanical garden.<\/p>\n

The event, hosted by MBG and Wet Tropics Restoration Alliance members Terrain NRM and Rainforest Rescue, is helping to turn designs and blueprints into a recreational, research and training facility, and a gateway to the Daintree rainforest.<\/p>\n

Mossman Botanic Garden CEO, Nicky Swan, said she was delighted by the collaborative effort.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Mossman Botanic Garden project is a community project, aimed at showcasing the unique biodiversity of the Wet Tropics region and sharing the ecological knowledge of our Traditional Owners,\u2019\u2019 she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis initiative is also about creating green jobs and stimulating the local economy. The community and partner organisations – we\u2019re all in this together to bring a long-held vision to life.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stewart Christie, CEO of Terrain NRM, said the tree planting event was a great way to mark the natural resource management organisation\u2019s 20th anniversary.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor two decades, Terrain NRM has worked with hundreds of partners across the Wet Tropics region and has channelled over $200 million into environmental initiatives to protect and restore the land, waterways, threatened species and the Great Barrier Reef,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe next 20 years are going to be very challenging with climate change and biodiversity loss, so we wanted to mark this occasion by contributing to a community project that will leave a legacy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rainforest Rescue is managing the planting and ongoing maintenance, and providing the trees for the new venture from its recently established large-scale native plant nursery in the Daintree. CEO Branden Barber said the Mossman Botanic Garden project was helping to share the message of rainforest conservation and climate action.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis tree planting event is our largest to date and an opportunity to demonstrate our capacity to support restoration projects at scale within the region. Now there are over 70 species of rainforest plants beginning to form a new rainforest – all collected from our Daintree protected properties and propagated and grown at our Cow Bay Nursery. We\u2019re drawing carbon from the atmosphere and increasing biodiverse habitat. Supporting the new Mossman Botanic Garden and working alongside Terrain NRM to create great conservation outcomes together is inspiring. Plant a rainforest!\u201d[\/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_1699845723202{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\"\"[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1699846739617{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Josh Paterson, CEO of Jabalbina Yalanji Aboriginal Corporation, welcomed future cultural, training and employment opportunities.<\/p>\n

\u201cJabalbina has a deep and developing partnership with the Mossman Botanical Gardens,\u2019\u2019 he said. \u201cThis project shares many of the aspirations held by Yalanji Bama in that our culture\u2019s relationship with the natural environment and biodiversity must be protected and celebrated. We also believe this project will realise fantastic opportunities in training, climate change resilience and ongoing employment for Yalanji Bama, right here in the heart of Mossman\u201d.<\/p>\n

The land purchase for the Mossman Botanic Garden project was funded by the Australian Government, along with the development of a masterplan. With 20 hectares of largely cleared land bordering a creek and rainforest, Ms Swan said the facility would take eight to 10 years to develop.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe estimated cost to construct the Mossman Botanic Garden exceeds $50 million so we are building in stages to ensure sections of the garden can open to the public as quickly as possible,\u2019\u2019 she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are seeking financial support from the Queensland and Australian governments and we are also launching an online fundraising platform to engage the broader community. Every square metre sponsored is going to make this project happen.\u201d<\/p>\n

To make a contribution to Mossman Botanic Garden, you can now sponsor a square metre of land for $25 a year. For more information, visit www.mossmanbotanicgarden.com.au<\/a><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/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\/biodiversity\/” 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_1651022120669{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

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