Guided mangrove tour - Microscopic insights - Researcher talks - Mangrove ecology

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Morning Session
​10.00 am - 12 noon​
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Morning Session

Afternoon Session
​2.00 pm - 4.00 pm
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Afternoon Session

World Mangrove Day at the Deception Bay Environmental Hub

REF Environmental and its partners are hosting World Mangrove Day at the Deception Bay Environmental Hub, 7 Joseph Crescent DECEPTION BAY on Sunday 26 July 2026. This will be a chance to learn about our mangroves and will include mangrove displays, presentations from researchers and guided tours along the shores of Deception Bay.  

Program

Mangrove Walk and Presentations
1. Morning Session
10.00 am to 12 noon
Meet at the Deception Bay Environmental Hub

• Adaptations to survive in an intertidal habitat intertidal (leaves, roots and propagules)
• Mangrove ecology including the flora and fauna and ecoservices including fishery production
• What do microscopes tell us about Mangroves and marine plants 
• Invertebrates of the intertidal flats    

2. Afternoon Session
2.00 pm to 4.00 pm
Meet at the Deception Bay Environmental Hub

• Adaptations to survive in an intertidal habitat intertidal (leaves, roots and propagules)
• Mangrove ecology including the flora and fauna and ecoservices including fishery production
• What do microscopes tell us about Mangroves and marine plants 
• Invertebrates of the intertidal flats 

Mangrove displays and activities
10.00 am to 4.00 pm
There will also a number of displays and activities based on the Mangroves of Deception Bay including:

• Intertidal zone, mangroves and saltmarsh systems
• Eutrophication, algae and seagrass
• Importance, threats and ecosystem services
• Invertebrates as engineers of the intertidal flats