Smith's Gap

Restoring habitat for the endangered Southern Cassowary bird.

Queensland, Australia

Miyawaki Forest

Habitat Restoration

Endangered Species

Self Sustaining

After approx. three years our SUGi Pocket Forests can be classed as self-sustaining, at which point they can be handed over to Nature and left alone for complexity to naturally develop.

Restore Cassowary Bird habitat in Australia

Trees

Square Meters

Native Species

Smith’s Gap is an area of high ecological importance, serving as the bottleneck of habitat for the Southern Cassowary bird.

Through rewilding and revegetation, the site is now certified and listed as a Nature Refuge, continuing to protect the native flora and fauna.

Forest Maker
Brett Krause

“Through the revegetation of Smiths Gap, we aim to be certified & listed as a Nature Refuge for the Cassowary Bird.”
Brett Krause, SUGi Forest Maker

Forest Report: 2023

0 Years

Forest Age

Survival Rate

Average of Tallest 3 Trees

Smith’s Gap forest is a triumph with excellent survival rate and growth measurements. The forest floor and leaf litter have formed, and there is no infiltration of weeds. Like the previous year, this forest continues to sustain itself.

Trees continue to flower well, including the sandpaper fig (Ficus opposita), white ash (Alphitonia petreii) and cadaghi (Corymbia torreliana). The endangered Southern Cassowary bird (Casuarius casuarius) is spotted in the forest regularly, along with other fauna. New floral species are growing in the forest from bird droppings.

Biodiversity Notes:

Weeping Bottlebrush (Melaleuca Viminalis)

Forest Report: 2022

0 Years

Forest Age

Survival Rate

Average of Tallest 3 Trees

This pocket forest is a triumph with excellent survival rate and growth measurements. Forest floor and leaf litter is established, with zero weed penetration. The forest is now self-sustaining. New floral species are growing in the forest from bird droppings.

Biodiversity Notes:

Trees continue to flower well, including the sandpaper fig (Ficus opposita), white ash (Alphitonia petreii) and cadaghi (Corymbia torreliana). The endangered Southern Cassowary bird (Casuarius casuarius) is spotted in the forest regularly, along with other fauna.

Papilio Ulysses Caterpillar (Papilio ulysses)

Fringed jumping spider (Portia fimbriata)

Orange bush brown butterfly (Mycalesis terminus)

Forest Report: 2021

0 Years

Forest Age

Survival Rate

Average of Tallest 3 Trees

Forest floor and leaf litter established. Zero weed penetration. The forest is self-sustaining; it has been a great growing season with above average rainfall.

Biodiversity Notes

“Growth rates are doing well! We are excited about what the forest will have to offer - water retention, soil productivity, carbon sequestration, and not to mention habitat for the endangered Southern Cassowary bird!”
Brett Krause, SUGi Forest Maker