Here is a link to a great reference document (Reducing the effect of planned burning on hollow bearing trees) created by Victoria’s environmental department that provides clear methods and discussion around how to protect hollow bearing trees during planned burns.
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Koala catch-up
Bushfire Volunteer, , Ecological burning, koalas
In our June 2018 newsletter a story about protecting the Monaro bark eating Koalas received lots of attention and...
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Drones – The Future of Bushfire Management?
Bushfire Volunteer, , 2020 Fires, Fire, Fire severity, prevention, Research, wildfire
A recent article in the Guardian has explored the use of remotely piloted drones in order to facilitate the...
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Are You Taking Part in This Year’s Great Glossy Count?
Bushfire Volunteer, , 2020 Fires, biodiversity, citizen science, data, Fauna, Fire, Monitoring, post-fire, Research, threatened species, vulnerable species
Have you read our article on citizen science? If you have, you’ll know how important contributions to public citizen...
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Fire, Flammability and Woody Weeds
Michelle Rose NCC, , African Olive, weeds
Interview with Felipe Aires – Fire, Flammability and Woody Weeds Felipe Aires completed his PhD in 2015 at the University...
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Watch – Signs of Fauna: what’s living in your bushland?
Bushfire Volunteer, , Fauna, Hollows
Ever wondered who your fury, scaly and feathered neighbours are? What lives in your local bush or your backyard?...
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Protecting threatened species and ecological communities before and during bushfire
Bushfire Volunteer,
Understanding how to protect threatened ecological communities from intense fire events is critical as the effects of climate change...
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Watch – Monitoring bushland: using photo points
Bushfire Volunteer, , Monitoring, post-fire
Have you ever wanted to know more about your environment and how it is changing? Monitoring is a powerful...
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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....