Around 80 of the Far North’s leading conservationists and interested stakeholders joined together at Mossman Botanic Garden (MBG) to officially mark, celebrate and launch stage one of the garden this morning.

Independent not-for profit conservation groups Rainforest Rescue and Terrain NRM will continue to collaborate with Mossman Botanic Garden to plant over 4,000 trees along the northern boundary of the 55 acres botanic garden.

The trees for this project continue to be grown by Rainforest Rescue at their nursery in Cow Bay from seeds collected at the garden site.

“Today’s planting event is an important milestone in the development of the Botanic Garden masterplan,” Mossman Botanic Garden CEO Nicky Swan told Newsport.

“It's also an opportunity to celebrate with members and supportive stakeholders, partners and organisations as we start to grow the Mossman Botanic Garden from the ground up.

“The evolution of botanic gardens take time. November’s planting of the biggest little rainforest will demonstrate the importance of regenerative planting of native trees and the research and work that goes into these processes."