Save Lee Point community is holding a short walk/photoshoot at:
Time: 4.15pm Sunday 22 March, Wilderness Walks with Friends of Lee Point at 4.30pm
Place: Lee Point at the Big Tree Block – near the Lee Point mobile tower just before the caravan park
Updates on Friends of Lee Point Facebook (if case of wet weather)
Hope to see you there.
Owlet Nightjar in a tree hollow at the Big Tree Block – photo by Sam in 2023.
Protecting the old-growth forest at Lee Point is about conserving Darwin’s wildlife and biodiversity
Old-growth trees contain most of the tree hollows that 40% of mammals and 20% of birds rely on for breeding and shelter. Endangered species such as the Black-footed Tree-rat and Gouldian Finch need the habitat-tree hollows that exists at Lee Point.
Darwin-Palmerston has lost most of its connected savanna woodland/old-growth trees (since 1900) and by 2040 it is estimated there will ~10% left. Protecting connected old-growth forest in key locations, such as Darwin’s last wildlife corridor, will help minimise wildlife and biodiversity loss.
The federal government intends to use an area at Lee Point that contains a significant number of old-growth trees in Darwin’s last wildlife corridor. This housing project can and needs to be relocated to a suitable site.
Protecting the old-growth forest at Lee Point is about conserving Darwin’s wildlife and biodiversity.
Bob Brown Foundation is holding a series of events around Australia to protect native forests on Sunday.