The NSW Rural Fire Service is currently rolling out a new planning process for managing bush fire risk in...
Understanding Fuel… and Fire Behaviour
Bushfire Volunteer, , advice, biodiversity, bushfire, bushfire conference, climate, climate change, Featured, Fire, fire danger ratings, Fire management, fire risk, Fire severity, flora, Hazard Reduction, Hotspots Fire Project, how to, humidity, plants, resources, temperature, topography, Vegetation, weatherThe Nature Conservation Council of NSW and the NSW Rural Fire Service, as part of the Hotspots Fire Project,...
Video Update – Safe Havens Large Forest Owls Project
Bushfire Volunteer, , Barking Owl, Featured, Fire, Owls, Restoration, vulnerable species, wildlifeClick on the video below to hear from the Safe Havens Project Coordinator Angus Underwood and Pete Knock the...
Conversations with Children about Bushfires
Bushfire Volunteer, , Book, Fire, Hazard Reduction, resources, threatened speciesHow do we talk with children about bushfires in an age-appropriate and constructive way? Bushfires are a natural &...
Wildlife Fire Response Training for Firefighters
Bushfire Volunteer, , Fire, koalas, threatened species, wildfire, wildlifeAre you someone who is often on the front line after a fire or extreme weather event? Do you...
The Australasian Fire and Emergency Services Council (AFAC) has released a range of training videos to help you better...
WATCH – NCC Bushfire Conference 2023 Recordings
admin, , Collaboration, Community resilience, Conferences, Cultural burning, Fire, Fire management, Research, resources, threatened species, wildfireNature Conservation Council hosted our 13th Biennial Bushfire Conference Managing Bushfire Together: Applying science, skills and stories” on the...
Are you a landholder interested in upscaling your land management skillset? As part of their commitment to supporting the...
NCC Bushfire Conference 2023
Bushfire Volunteer, , bushfire, bushfire conference, climate, climate change, Conferences, Cultural burning, Ecological burning, Events, Fire severity, Hazard Reduction, prevention, Research, resources, wildfireNCC’s 13th biennial Bushfire Conference, “Managing Bushfire Together: Applying science, skills and stories”, took place on the 24-25th May,...
Do Post-Fire Acacia Thickets Increase Long-term Fire Risk?
Bushfire Volunteer, , acacia, biodiversity, burn frequency, bushfire, Conferences, Events, Fire, fire hazard, fire risk, Fire severity, Flammability, plants, ResearchHave you ever noticed dense thickets of Acacia emerge post-fire, and wondered if they may represent a long-term fire...
Measuring Soil Health & the Impacts of Fire
Bushfire Volunteer, , bushfire conference, carbon sequestration, climate, climate change, Conferences, ecosystem services, Events, Fire, Fire severity, healthy soils, Monitoring, Research, soil, soil healthWould you like to measure multiple aspects indicating the health of your property’s soil, without spending a fortune on...
The Climate Council is an independent organisation which uses the latest science on climate to help tackle one of...
Koalas and DPE guidelines for planned burning
admin, , Fauna, Fire, Guidelines, koalas, Planned Burns, Prescribed burns, resources, threatened speciesWe’ve all heard about koala populations declining in numbers in recent years due to multiple threats such as land...
If you’re curious about how Indigenous cultural burning from around 10,000 years ago has implications for current land management,...
An Introduction to Citizen Science
Bushfire Volunteer, , bushcare, climate change, Fire, Monitoring, plants, post-fire, Research, resources, threatened species, vulnerable speciesCitizen science databases can be an excellent tool for getting to know the flora and fauna present within your...