Just off the coast of Darwin findings have shown the importance of fire management highlighting the use of fires to leave more habitat, food and hiding places for native wildlife from feral cats (Threatened Species Recovery Hub).
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Watch – Signs of Fire: measuring fire severity
Bushfire Volunteer, , Featured, Fire severity
We’ve all seen the current effects of climate change. As bushfires become larger, more sever and more frequent the...
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Alpine ash forests more fire-resistant with age
Michelle Rose NCC,
Contrary to common belief, some forests get more fire-resistant with age. Phil Zylstra looked at every fire in every forest in the...
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WATCH – Prescribed Burning Atlas launch
Bushfire Volunteer, , Fire, Hazard Reduction, Prescribed burns
A new website designed to help fire and land managers “compare the risk reduction benefits and costs from different...
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The Conversation: Flora, Fauna, Fire
Bushfire Volunteer, , 2020 Fires, Fire, threatened species, vulnerable species, wildfire
The Conversation covered a range of topics from 2019/20 bush fire season. This latest blog-style feature piece tells the...
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Watch – NCC 2021 Bushfire Conference
Bushfire Volunteer, , 2020 Fires, Conferences, Featured, Fire, post-fire, threatened species
Over three days in May 2021, the Nature Conservation Council’s Bushfire Program hosted their 12th Biennial Bushfire Conference Cool,...
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Protecting hollow-bearing trees
Bushfire Volunteer, , Hollows, resources
Here is a link to a great reference document (Reducing the effect of planned burning on hollow bearing trees) created...
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WATCH – Simtable modeling
Bushfire Volunteer, , Community resilience, prevention
Simtable modeling has given the Ku-ring-gai local council an innovative way of explaining fire danger to their local residents....
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Mark Graham: hollow bearing trees and the Bonnells Bay area
Bushfire Volunteer, , Fauna, Hollows
NCC ecologist, Mark Graham recently helped run a Fire Ecology Field Day at Bonnells Bay, Lake Macquarie. This transcript...