During seagrass watch there are often new and interesting things found amongst the sea grass.

YBM Rangers working with Christina Howley to monitor seagrass beds at Archer Point

YBM TUMRA Coordinator Lauren Bowyer winding up measuring tapes used for seagrass watch

YBM Rangers Ernie and Wayne during Sea Grass Watch at Archer Point

YBM Ranger and Traditional Owner Joyce Henderson

YBM Ranger Clive Henderson

Yuku Baja Muliku Rangers and Traditional Owners work with Christina Howley from Howley Consultants to conduct Sea Grass Watch at Archer Point

Yuku Baja Muliku Rangers and Traditional Owners work with Christina Howley from Howley Consultants to conduct Sea Grass Watch at Archer Point

Yuku Baja Muliku Rangers and Traditional Owners work with Christina Howley from Howley Consultants to conduct Sea Grass Watch at Archer Point

Larissa Hale attended the International Rangers Conference in Arusha Tanzania 2012

Found during one of the regular beach clean ups at Archer Point

Junior Rangers learning about sizes of different species of sea turtles through sand sculpture

Junior Rangers learning about sizes of different species of sea turtles through sand sculpture

Junior Rangers learning about sizes of different species of sea turtles through sand sculpture

Junior Rangers learning about sizes of different species of sea turtles through sand sculpture

Junior Rangers learning about sizes of different species of sea turtles through sand sculpture

Yuku Baja Muliku Chairperson and Traditional Owner Irene Bowyer showing visitors to the Cooktown Ag Show burnie beans and pods

TUMRA Coordinator Lauren Bowyer standing with Junior Rangers Float display

Junior Ranger Jordan Gibson and Elders preparing the big turtle for the Junior Rangers Float

YBM Ranger Mick Hale and new friend Osvaldo Barrasi from Brazil in Kakadu National Park

Larissa Hale with new friends at the world indigenous network conference in Darwin 2013

Stephen George Kulka helping Junior Rangers with making skirts out of palm fronds – great activity using natural resources.

Larissa Hale at the gate to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania

Traditional Owners assisting with annual beach clean up at Archer Point

Elder Adelaide Baird and nephew Jalun assisting with beach clean up at Archer Point

Traditional Owner and Chairperson Irene Bowyer at Archer Point

YBM Rangers Gauai Wallace and Stephen George Kulka

Ranger Joyce Henderson and sister Irene Bowyer weaving Dilly bag using natural resources from their traditional country.

Ranger Joyce Henderson showing other female rangers how to weave dilly bags using natural resources found on country

Low tide on another beautiful day at Archer Point

An area on the Annan River that is managed and cared for by Traditional Owners

Annan River on a beautiful day

Elder Lorraine Baird at the annual Yuku Baja Muliku Traditional Owners camp, performing the smoking ceremony for the visitors to country

Mon Repo Indigenous Training Program for turtle management.

Mon Repo Indigenous Training Program for turtle management.

Mon Repo Indigenous Training Program for turtle management.

Mon Repo Indigenous Training Program for turtle management.

Junior Rangers Kynan Hale and Gauai Wallace Jnr at the Mon Repo information centre

Junior Rangers Jalun Baird, Kynan Hale, Mariska Hale, Gauai Wallace Jnr & Leilani Hale at the Mon Repo information centre

Junior Ranger Kynan Hale with a baby loggerhead during Mon Repo tour

Junior Rangers at Mon Repo Information Centre

Junior Rangers watching baby loggerheads race to the sea

Rangers Gauai Wallace, Larissa Hale, Stephen Doughboy Jnr checking success rates of turtle nests

Ranger Mick Hale and Gauai Wallace with Junior Rangers

Rangers Mick Hale and Gauai Wallace working with Dr Col Limpus from DEHP.

One of our many Junior Rangers and one of our youngest Miss Zekeira Wallace with mother and traditional owner Zeila Wallace.

Runner Ups for bush Bingo Gauai Wallace and Leilani Hale with Ranger Mick

Junior Ranger Phoenyx Seagren happy with winning bush bingo, by being very observant during the weekly activities.

Junior Ranger Brock with Ranger Mick

Junior Ranger Aaliyah McGilvray with Ranger Mick

Ranger Joyce Henderson

Ranger Clive Henderson

Checking for seeds

Prawn found amongst the seagrass during survey

Ranger Stephen Doughboy Jnr

Ranger Gauai Wallace

Ranger Ernie Baird

Ranger Wayne Sycamore

YBM Rangers Wayne and Clive with Hopevale Ranger Reynold checking the helicopter used in Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority Compliance Surveys.

YBM Rangers Wayne and Clive with Hopevale Ranger Reynold checking the helicopter used in Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority Compliance Surveys.

Junior Ranger assisting with the Annual Beach Clean Up at Archer Point

Junior Ranger assisting with annual beach clean up at Archer Point

TUMRA Coordinator Lauren Bowyer assisting with beach clean up at Archer Point

Locals and Visitors volunteer each year to help with the annual beach clean up from Cooktown to Weary Bay, Including Archer Point.

Locals and Visitors volunteer each year to help with the annual beach clean up from Cooktown to Weary Bay, Including Archer Point.

Junior Rangers and YBM Elder Irene Bowyer participating in the annual beach clean up

Interesting objects wash up every day on the beach. Here Ranger Mick and Endeavour Christian College School Principal Jannie Basson are wondering if this bit of marine debris is ship worthy or not .

Locals and Visitors volunteer each year to help with the annual beach clean up from Cooktown to Weary Bay, Including Archer Point.

YBM Rangers take the Junior Rangers on fortnightly excursions to locations around Cooktown.

YBM Rangers take the Junior Rangers on fortnightly excursions to locations around Cooktown.

YBM Rangers take the Junior Rangers on fortnightly excursions to locations around Cooktown.

YBM Rangers take the Junior Rangers on fortnightly excursions to locations around Cooktown.

YBM Rangers take the Junior Rangers on fortnightly excursions to locations around Cooktown.

Junior Rangers enjoying their afternoon out.

Ranger Mick Hale assisting with works on Raine Island 2014

YBM Rangers showing youth how to make spears using natural resources

Making Spears

Making Spears with youth on camp

Rangers Gauai & Zeila Wallace

Team on call for fire management program at Archer Point
L-R
Ernie Baird, Zeila Wallace, Stephen Doughboy Jnr, Wayne Sycamore, Clive Henderson, Mick Hale & Joyce Henderson
(taking photo Gauai Wallace)

Drip torch use

YBM Junior Rangers with their friendly crocodile for the float in 2014

Baby Loggerhead

Junior Ranger Gauai Wallace Jnr enjoying his day at the beach learning about turtles

This logo was developed by the Junior Rangers. 3 of their designs were chosen out of 36 designs for their logo.