💚 Annie's Poem | Rainforest Rescue Annual Community Tree Planting 25th Anniversary at NightWings 🌱

2024 marks the 25th Anniversary of Rainforest Rescue. It's a milestone that we could never have dreamed of reaching without the support of a growing number of incredible, passionate and dedicated people who give so much to protect and restore our planet's natural environment.
2024 is also the 9th year that our Annual Community Tree Planting has taken place at NightWings Rainforest Centre, a beautiful slice of lowland habitat that is gradually being restored intro tropical rainforest. Just south of the Daintree River, NightWings was once sugar cane fields. Now, it is a thriving place of native wildlife and flourishing plants.
Through an original poem, NightWings owner Annie Schoenberger expresses her gratitude to everybody who has contributed to the restoration of the rainforest. Annie's Poem is a reminder to us all that together we can achieve amazing outcomes for the environment and wild species.
From everyone at Rainforest Rescue, we express our deepest gratitude to all who made the Tree Planting Day such a success. Beyond this, we extend our thanks to those who have and continue to support Rainforest Rescue in protecting and restoring the Daintree Rainforest. The best time to make a difference, is now.
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Annie's Poem in full:
To the Kuku Yalanji, I give my heartfelt thanks,
For their support and presence in these forested ranks.
As the Walkers greet everyone to this cherished ground,
May the ancestors blessings forever be found.
When I bought this beautiful patch of land in 2014
Nothing but cane was to be seen.
And being a carer, who looks after the flying fox,
I thought, let’s plant a habitat that rocks.
For all the wildlife that lives in this shire,
a stunning home which they would desire.
A place for all the critters to call home
For bandicoots, pademelons and cassowaries to roam
Along came the Rainforest Rescue Team,
Taking on the job with great esteem.
From day one, they were such great help,
Their dedication and experience made my heart melt.
Growing little seedlings into beautiful plants,
And even helping me out with grants
Because as much as I wanted to plant tree after tree,
Unfortunately nothing in this world comes for free.
To fulfill this dream with financial support,
Was their idea and the best forethought.
So they planted out this land, stage after stage,
From cane to rainforest they’ve definitely turned the page
With every seed and sapling we sow
A sanctuary for wildlife begins to grow
With every tree we plant, we pledge to defend
This precious habitat, that will never end.
For the rainforests future, we stand as one
Guardians of nature, until time is done.
So come join us now, in this noble endeavour,
To plant, to protect and cherish forever.
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Rainforest Rescue acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land that we meet on for our Annual Community Tree Planting, the Eastern Kuku Yalanji, and pays respects to their Elders, past, present and those emerging.
Video by ‪@MartinStringerVIDEO‬
Filmed at NightWings Rainforest Centre, Wildlife Land Trust Sanctuary ‪@HSIAustralia‬ ‪@HSI‬
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