Mission Beach is a hot spot in the Wet Tropics region due to its significant natural heritage and iconic environmental values.

Terrain has produced a landscaping guide for Mission Beach to encourage planting of local native species in parks, gardens, streetscapes, and new developments. It is intended to make it easier for people to use indigenous species in landscaping and thereby help maintain and enhance the outstanding natural landscape of Mission Beach.

The area is a natural greenhouse with incredible native plant diversity, particularly with luxuriant rainforest species. Native landscaping will help maintain and restore the natural unspoilt look and feel of Mission Beach whilst benefiting wildlife too. The guideline also identifies and promotes local community nurseries where indigenous species are available.

The listed species within the guideline are generally suitable for various landscaping environments, e.g. streetscapes, resorts, commercial, residential, subdivisions, parks, community facilities, and home gardens.

It has been distributed to community, industry and government organisations through the Mission Beach Habitat Network Action Committee and is available here.