This academic blog belongs to University of Melbourne’s School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences department. It showcases student research projects related to fire and the department’s publications. There is also information on work/volunteer opportunities with the department.
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Protecting Hollows With Citizen Science
Bushfire Volunteer, , Community resilience, Fauna, Fire, Hazard Reduction, Hollows, plants, Research, resources, threatened species, vulnerable species, wildfire
Around the country, communities are using the power of citizen science to help protect a highly ecologically valuable and...
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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...
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Does pyrodiversity really promote biodiversity?
Bushfire Volunteer, , Fauna
Does pyrodiversity really promote biodiversity? Local knowledge is important when managing fire for plant and animal conservation. An article...
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Fire and Weeds – Landholder Booklet from Hotspots
Greg Banks, , African Lovegrass, how to, Lantana, Setaria, weeds
The Interaction between Fire and Weeds: A booklet for landholders in NSW This booklet is a welcome addition to...
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Aboriginal burning on ABC
Bushfire Volunteer, , audio, Cultural burning
Cultural burning podcast This ABC podcast shares experiences from Cultural burning projects in central western NSW, discussing how burning...
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Melville Island mammal declines fought with fire
Bushfire Volunteer, , Cultural burning, Ferals, wildfire
Just off the coast of Darwin findings have shown the importance of fire management highlighting the use of fires to leave...
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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 health
Would you like to measure multiple aspects indicating the health of your property’s soil, without spending a fortune on...
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Working on the Wildside
Carmela Ticzon, , Fauna
This blog is maintained by Bronwyn Hradsky, of University of Melbourne’s School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences. The blog...