Land condition surveys set to begin

Cape York NRM will be carrying out land condition surveys across the Cape between May and September 2026. The information collected helps to track long-term changes in the region’s unique landscapes, particularly on grazing country.

This year, our teams will visit up to 132 legacy sites, building on monitoring that has been conducted periodically since 2011.

The land condition surveys, using the Land Condition Assessment Tool (LCAT), and woody thickening assessments are rapid surveys carried out within a 100m² plot, taking less than 30 minutes to complete. The surveys are observational only, focusing on indicators such as grass species, erosion and fire impacts, as well as identifying pest species including weeds and feral animals.

Staff will be getting in touch with land managers soon to discuss the surveys in more detail.

This monitoring also supports other Cape York NRM projects, including identifying the spread of invasive weeds to guide control efforts through our Cape York Wetlands and Native Vegetation Resilience project.

This project is funded by Queensland Government’s Natural Resources Recovery Program

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