Minnamurra Rainforest
As we leave the city behind, we chill out in a sub-tropical rainforest in the South Coast of NSW. Kiama is an easy drive from Sydney. Everyone loves to see the Blowhole as it shoots plumes of water when the seas are running south-east. It's ... [... more]
Getaway |
Salvia - Sage
Salvia consists of as many as 900 species of annuals, perennials and soft- wooded shrubs, distributed through most parts of the world except very cold regions and tropical rainforests. The flowers come in a wide range of colors, including some of ... [... more]
Janine's Garden |
Great Bear Lodge
Great Bear nature tours guide people into the wilderness from Port Hardy to see grizzly bears. The Great Bear Rainforest, it is one of the best places to see brown and black bears, wolves, river otters, pine martens, mink, harbour seals and bald ... [... more]
Getaway |
Iban Longhouse
Meet the headhunters of Borneo — the land of the hornbills, endless rivers and steamy rainforests. Canoeing through the jungles of Borneo. Inside the chief's longhouse. The headhunters of Borneo. Thursday, July 12, 2001 Meet the headhunters of ... [... more]
Getaway |
Kangaroo Valley Skyfarm
Catriona wanders around Kangaroo Valley and stumbles across a place where the view is picture perfect. Kangaroo Valley is first glimpsed after a winding drive through rainforest. It is quiet, peaceful and, some say, Australia's best-kept secret. ... [... more]
Getaway |
Intrepid's Small Group Adventures
Khao Sok National Park is home to one of the earth's oldest rainforests and the last bastion of southern Thailand's big game: tigers, clouded leopards, elephants and Malayan sun bears. Sorrel floats down the river. Stay in a tree-house. Sorrel ... [... more]
Getaway |
Postcode Snapshot for 2106
Newport self-auction Nestled in the rainforest of Sydney's northern beaches, a 30-minute drive from the city, lies a perfect mix of glass timber and steel, a building that sits comfortably in the lush, natural environment. Three friends, Vladin, ... [... more]
Location Location |
Nyctalis mirabilis
Description and distribution map for Nyctalis mirabilis in Australia. A small greyish toadstool which is only found growing on other toadstools in Cool Temperate Rainforest. RARE. Only found in Cool Temperate Rainforest (with myrtle beech) in ... [... more]
Fungimap |
Rainforest Conservation
Rainforests are very important places because they directly benefit the health of our planet. They act as giant lungs for the Earth by absorbing large amounts of carbon dioxide and producing oxygen in exchange. Rainforests also provide us with ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
Ground spiders
This is a vast and diverse group of spiders found all over Australia from rainforests to deserts. Most are vagrant hunters that are especially common in forest and woodland habitats, living in leaf litter and under bark. Some are highly ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
Saving the Daintree
The Palm Gully rainforest garden in the Mt Coot-tha botanical gardens Brisbane is an awe inspiring garden and it serves as a terrific reminder of the significant role rainforests play in our everyday lives. Rainforests are true biological ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Queensland Museum - Sections - Insects
The Entomology Section documents this most numerous and diverse part of Queensland's fauna. There are over 500 000 specimens with important collections of rainforest insects and parasitic wasps. Research Biodiversity Cultures and Histories ... [... more]
qm.qld.gov.au |
