Located on Muluridgi Country in Far North Queensland, this project sits within the Mareeba Tropical Savanna and Wetlands Reserve. It is re-establishing the natural ecosystem found in the region to restore biodiversity and build habitat for the local wildlife.  

Greenfleet first started revegetating this site in 2023 to support the restoration of an area with one of the highest mammal diversities in the Cape York region, including the endangered Northern Quoll. 

Photo credit: Forever Wild

Location & Map

Located in the Atherton Tablelands, this project sits within the Mareeba Tropical Savanna and Wetlands Reserve, inland from Queensland’s Cairns region.   

The Atherton Tablelands is a hub for biodiversity and birdlife, with remnants of native rainforest throughout the area. By restoring this project, Greenfleet is helping regenerate the area with legally protected native forest. 

Wildlife Habitat Restoration

The restoration of Mareeba Wetlands is supporting an area with one of the highest mammal diversities in the Cape York Region with critical conservation opportunities for more than 220 species of birds, frogs, reptiles and fish.   

One of the species that will benefit from the restoration of the Mareeba Wetlands is the endangered northern quoll. This species thrives in ecosystems such as open eucalypt woodlands, and as this forest is legally protected for 100 years, the project will provide them long-term habitat. 

Species Selection & Revegetation Approach

Greenfleet has planted 15 different locally native species at Mareeba Wetlands to restore the ecosystem.   

To help create a resilient forest, we have included species such as brown salwood (Acacia mangium) and large-fruited red mahogany (Eucalyptus pellita). These species make up 25% of the total species palette for the revegetation site, to ensure that they form a functional canopy and appropriate microclimate for successful growth of the other species.  

Greenfleet adjusted planting operations at this project to account for high rainfall that made the ground preparation challenging. Prior to planting, the ground was burned and the soil ripped. The seedlings were then planted directly into pre-prepared mounds. 

Location   

5 hectares in Paddys Green near Mareeba, QLD.  

Planting Dates   

2023, 2024, 2025

Species Planted  

  1. New Guinea wattle (Acacia aulacocarpa) 
  2. Soapbush wattle (Acacia holosericea) 
  3. Hickory wattle (Acacia mangium) 
  4. Australian blackwood (Acacia melanoxylon) 
  5. River oak (Casuarina cunninghamiana) 
  6. Clarksons bloodwood (Corymbia clarksoniana) 
  7. Pink bloodwood (Corymbia intermedia) 
  8. Molloy redbox (Eucalyptus leptophleba)  
  9. Large-fruit red mahogany (Eucalyptus pellita)  
  10. Forest red gum (Eucalyptus tereticornis) 
  11. Little cheese tree (Glochidion philippicum) 
  12. Swamp box (Lophostemon suaveolens) 
  13. Fibrebark (Melaleuca nervosa) 
  14. Pink flowered doughwood (Melicope elleryana) 
  15. Bur tree (Nauclea orientalis)