Skyrail Rainforest Foundation & Kuranda Village
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Skyrail rainforest foundation: http://www.skyrailfoundation.org/
Vision: The protection of tropical rainforests worldwide through sound management, understanding and appreciation through research and education.

The skyrail was completed in 1995 and travels above the canopy of the rainforest of the Barron Gorge National Park. The canopy is a natural rooftop of the rainforest protecting the forest floor from rain while keeping in the humidity.

While in the gondola you might see butterflies or birds feeding among the trees or, depending on the moisture, hear the frogs or cicadas.

The Guru-Gulu Gungandji Aboriginal people welcome visitors to Green Island, Wunyami, and ask that they take care of their special place. The island and reef hold traditional and contemporary cultural significance for the Gungandji people, who have an active role in looking after these values for future generations. Culture and history

Green Island was originally an initiation ground for the males of the Gungandji people. In Aboriginal, Green Island is actually called Wunyami which means 'place of haunted spirits'. Green Island was given it's current name by James Cook in 1770, after Mr Charles Green who was an astronomer onboard the Endeavour.