Cane Toads will be arriving in Darwin this wet season and the use of traps is just one way the public can help in the fight against the toad. The NT Government has announced the availability of a $30 cane toad trap rebate system to Territorians. Although traps won't eradicate the toad, they will assist greatly in reducing toad numbers so we can keep our native wildlife. Check out our household guide to combating cane toads.
With a breathtaking mix of weathered landscapes, vast plains, rivers, wetlands and coastal and marine environments, the Darwin Harbour Catchment holds significant social, economic, environmental and cultural importance within the Top End Community. Covering 3227sq km, the Catchment stretches from the cities of Darwin and Palmerston extending as far south as Darwin River Dam to the outskirts of Humpty Doo, the Cox Peninsula and the settlements of Belyeun and Wagait Beach.
The Environmental Impacts Assessment Register is a list of all development projects within the Northern Territory divided into three sections. Current projects subject to review under the Environmental Assessment Act, projects which are currently on hold for various reasons and projects already assessed under the Environmental Assessment Act.
The George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens was established 130 years ago to introduce and evaluate plants for food and flavour to a small developing community and has since become important in the recreational and scientific life of the city. There are several walking tracks, a plant display house and several areas for functions, such as weddings, throughout the Gardens.
The Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory's (MAGNT) Maritime Gallery houses the largest museum collection of Southeast Asian historic boats and ethnographic watercraft in Australia. The Gallery has a permanent display of 21 boats and canoes.
Approximately 100 years before European settlement (1788), the northern shores of Australia were visited by Monsoon traders from the eastern part of (modern day) Indonesia. Marine products such as trepang (a holothurian), turtle-shell (from the hawks-bill), pearls and timber were collected.
Surface water is water above ground in lakes, waterholes, rivers, wetlands and dams. They are both a natural resource and potential hazard to human activity. Learn everything about surface water from the basics to Telemetered Gauging Stations.
If you like the thought of being involved in the care of the Northern Territory's parks, reserves and wildlife, then the Volunteers in Parks program may be for you! Fulfilling the role to protect wildlife within and outside Northern Territory parks and reserves involves a range of activities including bushfires control, wildlife management, research and park management.