Cultural burns, while holding cultural significance, can also be effective ways to protect plants that are not only native...
Cultural Burning Benefits Fauna in Spinifex Deserts
, , Cultural burning, Fauna, Featured, Fire, Research
A team of Traditional Owners from Indigenous Knowledge and researchers from Australian National University have shown how cultural burning...
New Guidebooks on Protecting Owls Released
, , biodiversity, Fauna, Featured, Fire management, Hollows, Owls, prevention, threatened species, wildlife
Continuing its mission to monitor and protect essential large forest owl populations, the Nature Conservation Council of NSW’s (NCC)...
The NSW Rural Fire Service has just released fire history data in NSW to the public in September. Mapping...
Native Vegetation Regulatory Map – a tool for landholders
, , data, Featured, Hazard Reduction, Map, Vegetation
The NSW Government has released a Draft version of their new Native Vegetation Regulatory Map interface. This is a...
New Fire Management Guide for Namoi Landholders
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The Hotspots Fire Project has just released the updated Namoi region “Managing Fire on Your Property” booklet, the latest...
NCC’s 2017 Bushfire Conference – Fire, Fauna & Ferals Sydney 30-31 May with a field day 1 June Conference...
Ecological Restoration – what standard are you working to? Ecological restoration and rehabilitation seeks to transform humanity’s role from...
NCC’s 11th Biennial Bushfire Conference will be held 30-31 May 2017 with a field trip proposed for 1 June. More...
Cultural burns, while holding cultural significance, can also be effective ways to protect plants that are not only native...
Cultural Burning Benefits Fauna in Spinifex Deserts
, , Cultural burning, Fauna, Featured, Fire, Research
A team of Traditional Owners from Indigenous Knowledge and researchers from Australian National University have shown how cultural burning...
New Guidebooks on Protecting Owls Released
, , biodiversity, Fauna, Featured, Fire management, Hollows, Owls, prevention, threatened species, wildlife
Continuing its mission to monitor and protect essential large forest owl populations, the Nature Conservation Council of NSW’s (NCC)...
The NSW Rural Fire Service has just released fire history data in NSW to the public in September. Mapping...
Native Vegetation Regulatory Map – a tool for landholders
, , data, Featured, Hazard Reduction, Map, Vegetation
The NSW Government has released a Draft version of their new Native Vegetation Regulatory Map interface. This is a...
New Fire Management Guide for Namoi Landholders
, , Featured, Fire, Fire management, Hazard Reduction, Hotspots Fire Project, Planning, resources, Risk
The Hotspots Fire Project has just released the updated Namoi region “Managing Fire on Your Property” booklet, the latest...
Impact of Bush Fires On Platypus Revealed
, , biodiversity, bushfire, Fauna, Featured, Fire, post-fire, Research, Restoration, threatened species, wildfire, wildlife
Using a unique method of monitoring “environmental DNA,” researchers have been able to identify the effect of bushfires not...
Researchers Anthony Dosseto and Katharine Haynes from the University of Wollongong along with Leanne Brook and Victor Channell from...
The Digital Atlas of Australia, a new initiative by the Australian Government (2023) allows users to easily look at...
The common wombat (Vombatus ursinus) gained a lot of attention in 2020 for “actively herding” animals that needed help...
Transport for NSW has launched a new Aboriginal Cultural Landscapes Project across the state to support Indigenous land management...
New Planning Process for Managing Bush Fire Risk in NSW
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The NSW Rural Fire Service is currently rolling out a new planning process for managing bush fire risk in...
Understanding Fuel… and Fire Behaviour
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The Nature Conservation Council of NSW and the NSW Rural Fire Service, as part of the Hotspots Fire Project,...
Bushfire Mitigation – Fire Wise Project
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The Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife has developed the Fire Wise project, which advocates for community engagement across...
Video Update – Safe Havens Large Forest Owls Project
, , Barking Owl, Fire, Owls, Restoration, vulnerable species, wildlife
Click on the video below to hear from the Safe Havens Project Coordinator Angus Underwood and Pete Knock the...
