Powerful research and learning
QTFN works with universities and researchers to drive a brighter future for Queensland’s biodiversity and ecosystems.
We provide unique sites for field research and learning along with our own scientific expertise.
We’re thrilled to work with the brightest minds (young and experienced) to observe and monitor activity, and drive change and lasting benefits.
Working with universities and researchers, QTFN offers:
- Trusted, experienced scientists with which to partner for an outcome-based approach
- QTFN owned holdings available for long-term, landscape scale restoration and impact research for specific flora and fauna
- A network of volunteers plus strong and established community relationships
- Transparent and financially astute approach to maximise the use of funding – and ensure it pays off.
From Honours students and research groups to leading scientists, QTFN is currently collaborating on:
- Koala habitat research (University of Queensland)
- Brush-tailed rock-wallaby research (University of Queensland)
- Flatback turtle research (Griffith University).
Our work
We provide unique sites for field research and learning along with our own scientific expertise.
We’re thrilled to work with the brightest minds (young and experienced) to observe and monitor activity, and drive change and lasting benefits.
Working with universities and researchers, QTFN offers:
- Trusted, experienced scientists with which to partner for an outcome-based approach
- QTFN owned holdings available for long-term, landscape scale restoration and impact research for specific flora and fauna
- A network of volunteers plus strong and established community relationships
- Transparent and financially astute approach to maximise the use of funding – and ensure it pays off.
Our impact
From Honours students and research groups to leading scientists, QTFN is currently collaborating on:
- Koala habitat research (University of Queensland)
- Brush-tailed rock-wallaby research (University of Queensland)
- Flatback turtle research (Griffith University).
Talk to us about a research or learning collaboration.
Action & Insight
Refuge habitat for the brush-tailed rock-wallaby
Aroona Station features around 200 hectares of core habitat for the vulnerable brush-tailed rock-wallaby. In 2020, as part of our ongoing research into these unique Aroona residents, we completed our third year of breeding season monitoring programs using motion-sensitive wildlife cameras strategically positioned in known brush-tailed rock-wallaby hang outs. The monitoring program again showed Aroona […]
Monitoring island birdlife
Avoid Island’s unique combination of fruit-rich coastal scrub, open eucalypt woodland, mangrove and tidal flats, provides habitat for an estimated 84 species of migratory and resident birds. In the last half of 2020, experts from the Mackay chapter of BirdLife and the Queensland Wader study group joined us on the island to document bird diversity. […]
Surviving and thriving
QTFN’s research partnership with the University of Queensland’s Koala Ecology Group is providing vital information on the movements, health and habits of the koala population at Koala Crossing. Data from Spot Assessment Technique (SAT) surveys conducted in 2015 and 2019 show Koala Crossing’s koala population has increased in density, with the proportion of sites with […]