Byfield National Park – Recovering from Tropical Cyclone Marcia #1

The coastal foreshore areas in the Byfield National Park were hardest hit when Tropical Cyclone Marcia crossed the Queensland coast in February 2015. Numerous trees were uprooted, coastal systems were severely damaged, and migratory habitats for shorebirds were destroyed. This project will work to restore environmentally significant coastal and creek bank areas that are prone to erosion and weed invasion. The section of coast within the Byfield National Park includes many sites of environmental significance at the local, regional and national level including coastal wetlands, sand dune ecosystems and Ramsar wetlands. Project sites will be selected on the basis of environmental value and level of threat by weeds, fire and habitat loss.

2015年2月，热带气旋马西娅（Tropical Cyclone Marcia）横穿昆士兰州海岸时，比菲尔德国家公园（Byfield National Park）的近岸潮间带区域受灾最为严重。园内大量树木被连根拔起，海岸生态系统遭到严重破坏，滨鸟的迁徙栖息地亦被损毁。本项目将致力于修复易受侵蚀与杂草入侵的具有重要环境价值的海岸及河岸区域。比菲尔德国家公园内的海岸片区涵盖了众多在地方、区域及国家层面均具备环境重要性的场所，其中包括滨海湿地、沙丘生态系统以及拉姆萨尔湿地（Ramsar wetlands）。项目选址将以环境价值为依据，并综合考量杂草、火灾及栖息地丧失所带来的威胁程度。