Bushfire Volunteer

Professor David Lindemayer and associates have released an article in the Nature Ecology and Evolution journal outlining their findings that logging in native forests in Australia have contributed to a worsened

The Conversation has published a thought-provoking article about the role of fungi in helping ecosystems recover after fire. Written by a team of lecturers including Dale Nimmo from Charles Stuart University and

Professor Philip Gibbons from the Australian National University was preparing to speak at NCC’s Bushfire Conference in May, however, due to the COVID-19 crisis this has been postponed until next year. We will

Managing land post-fire

Managing a landscape post-fire comes with many unique challenges. The points below are designed to give you a brief overview of some of those challenges and actions you can take to

Response to large-scale ecological disaster

The Threatened Species Recovery Hub (part of the National Environmental Science Programme) has produced a collaborative report for how to approach the conservation

Ancient rainforests lost to the blaze

NCC ecologist Mark Graham was invited to talk on the ABC radio program Saturday Extra with Geraldine Douge (on the 16th of November 2019) on the impact the intense fire

In light of public health advice on the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) we are unfortunately postponing the Nature Conservation Council of NSW’s Bushfire Conference scheduled for the 19-20th May 2020 at the NSW Te

Lessons from the AABR forum

NCC Bushfire program staff attended the Seeds for the Future Forum on the 8th of October 2019, at the Teachers Federation Hall in Sydney, to connect with members in this industry

A study on the long-term effects of fuel-reduction burning and logging in dry-schlerophyll forests on bat populations in south-eastern Australia found that bat records increased after low-intensity burning,

Looking into the eye of the fire:

Some astonishing footage has been captured within two prescribed burns by the Conservation Foundation’s Franklin Parker Preserve in the New Jersey Pine Barrens, New Jersey, U

A four-page fact sheet on the importance and value of hollows as habitat for wildlife has been created by the Hotspots’s Fire Project. This informative guide outlines why these natural assets are so valuable, the

An educational video on four factors that affect wildfire has been created by research fellow Hamish Clarke. Hamish Clarke is working alongside Professor Ross Bradstock at the University of Wollongong on a

This series of training videos is designed to provide training to individuals in the use of several online tools, to support NCC representatives on Bush Fire Management Committees, volunteers, staff and

The Project

In November 2018, the Nature Conservation Council in partnership with the Coffs Harbour and District Local Aboriginal Land Council hosted a workshop ‘Wildlife Habitat – Protect, Create, Mon

Ever wonder what the top bushfires myths commonly believed throughout society are? Created by the Climate Council just before the 2018 bushfire season, this relevant guide clarifies how a changing climate

The Hotspots team have produced a practical guide ‘The Ecological Site Assessment and Monitoring of Bush Fire Management- A guide for landholders’. Designed as a follow up to the Hotspots workshops, this guid

Learn why co-existing with fire will be crucial in the future as fire regimes change from leading fire ecologist Ross Bradstock. Click here to watch his presentation.

NCC ecologist, Mark Graham recently helped run a Fire Ecology Field Day at Bonnells Bay, Lake Macquarie. This transcript highlights components of the discussion Mark led related to fire and the importance of

NCC ecologist, Mark Graham recently helped run a Fire Ecology Field Day at Bonnells Bay, Lake Macquarie. This transcript highlights components of the discussion Mark led at the second site about the importance of

In our June 2018 newsletter a story about protecting the Monaro bark eating Koalas received lots of attention and we thought we would remind our readers of the discussion between Tweed Shire Council’s  Scott H