JCU’s Daintree Rainforest Observatory is one of only five long-term ecological monitoring sites in Australia.
The Observatory caters to researchers and educators with residential facilities and two laboratories onsite.
An open-air teaching lab is suitable for group sessions, and a traditional, air-conditioned laboratory is equipped to support the basic needs of most rainforest research.
The Observatory also has a Canopy Crane, which allows researchers to explore the rainforest, from the atmosphere above the canopy down through its different levels, and the rainforest site includes many data collection instruments to examine sap flow, soil condition and many other features.
Keep watch for ospreys feeding and changes in the natural environment! This camera is on the canopy crane in the Daintree Rainforest, Far North Queensland. It changes positions regularly and updates twice per hour. Keen-eyed viewers will spot subtle changes, even during the night.
Hint: use your left and right arrow keys to move forward and backwards through time.
Find out more about:
- The Daintree rainforest and surrounding areas
- The Observatory site and facilities
- Conducting research at the Observatory
- School camps and secondary school curriculum
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- the on-site facilities, illustrating that the site is capable of accommodating groups in a civilised way
- someone in the crane gondola doing something, illustrating the type of fieldwork only a crane can allow
- people, ideally young people, walking on a track or something, illustrating that there’s stuff for high school kids to do
- a sensor like a dendrometer, illustrating continual data collection
- a drought experiment sail, illustrating experiments can be large in scale
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