BioBlitz in St Mary State Forest

St Mary State Forest BioBlitz 2023

Join WBBEC in St Mary State Forest for our next Bioblitz!

Queensland has the largest area of native forest of any state or territory in Australia, home to a rich and important diversity of plants and animals and should be transferred to protected areas. We are running a Forest Watch BioBlitz to help highlight why these areas are so important to protect and connect people to forests. Using iNaturalist we are creating a network of citizen scientists to demonstrate the diversity of plants and animals that call these forests home.

We plan to survey St Mary State Forest on Kabi Kabi/ Gubbi Gubbi Country. This is a large area of native forest situated in the Fraser Coast region south-west of Maryborough. It hosts eucalypt forest and a variety of other vegetation along creeks, ridges and low peaks such as Mount Benarige and Mount Woocoo. There are many significant plant species here including the un-described St Mary quassia found nowhere else. The forest is habitat for a variety of threatened animal species including koala, greater glider, yellow bellied glider and glossy black cockatoo.

At our BioBlitz you will join a small group of people who will work together using iNaturalist to take records and observations of what you find in the forest.

No need for previous experience using iNaturalist or plant and animal identification. We will run through a quick introduction and team you up with people with more experience. This is a great opportunity to connect to the forest we are trying to protect, taking active steps to help protect it while also learning and having fun with others.

Exact meeting location to be confirmed

Before the BioBlitz

• Download and have a play with the iNaturalist app for Android or iPhone
• Join the Forest Watch Project
• Take a look at the Forest Watch Guide