Welcome to the Resources page!
The following items link to useful reference documents, guides and project booklets.
If you are working with a restoration project make sure you consider how your project aligns with the framework outlined in the National Standards for Ecological Restoration featured below.
Recordings from 2025 NCC Bushfire Conference now available
, , bushfire conference, conference, Featured, Fire Ecology, Fire management, Fire research, Nature Conservation Council, NSW
The awaited release of this year’s NCC Bushfire Conference recordings are now publicly available for everyone to enjoy. Held...
It is becoming increasingly apparent how different plant species are responding to fire in very different ways. Understanding these...
New Guidebooks on Protecting Owls Released
, , biodiversity, Fauna, 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, Hazard Reduction, Map, Vegetation
The NSW Government has released a Draft version of their new Native Vegetation Regulatory Map interface. This is a...
Fire Management Guide for Namoi Landholders
, , 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...
The Digital Atlas of Australia, a new initiative by the Australian Government (2023) allows users to easily look at...
New Planning Process for Managing Bush Fire Risk in NSW
, , Agency, Bush Fire Management Committee, Planning, Risk
The NSW Rural Fire Service is currently rolling out a new planning process for managing bush fire risk in...
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...
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
, , Collaboration, Community resilience, Conferences, Cultural burning, Featured, Fire, Fire management, Research, resources, threatened species, wildfire
Nature 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, bushfire conference, climate, climate change, Conferences, Cultural burning, Ecological burning, Events, Fire severity, Hazard Reduction, prevention, Research, resources, wildfire
NCC’s 13th biennial Bushfire Conference, “Managing Bushfire Together: Applying science, skills and stories”, took place on the 24-25th May,...
An Introduction to Citizen Science
, , bushcare, climate change, Fire, Monitoring, plants, post-fire, Research, resources, threatened species, vulnerable species
Citizen science databases can be an excellent tool for getting to know the flora and fauna present within your...
Protecting Hollows With Citizen Science
, , 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...
We’ve all seen the current effects of climate change. As bushfires become larger, more sever and more frequent the...
Ever wondered who your fury, scaly and feathered neighbours are? What lives in your local bush or your backyard?...
Have you ever wanted to know more about your environment and how it is changing? Monitoring is a powerful...
The NSW Department of Planning and Environment have released an app for android users that allows you to explore...
Watch – Ecological burns: a Council perspective
, , Cultural burning, Ecological burning, Local council
Martin Roberts from Macedon Ranges Shire Council explores ecological burns from a Local Government perspective in a presentation for...
Two years on from the 2019-20 Black Summer bushfires, this Conversation article analyses the current state of fire management...
Watch – Saving wildlife after bushfires: what is the evidence for effective action
, , post-fire recovery, wildlife, wildlife rescue
The Threatened Species Recovery Hub and NRM Regions Australia joined forces in October, bringing together researchers, decision-makers, land managers...
Watch – NCC 2021 Bushfire Conference
, , 2020 Fires, Conferences, Fire, post-fire, threatened species
Over three days in May 2021, the Nature Conservation Council’s Bushfire Program hosted their 12th Biennial Bushfire Conference Cool,...
NSW Fire and Environment Report
, , 2020 Fires, biodiversity, threatened species, vulnerable species
Do you want to better understand the effects of the 2019/20 fire season on the NSW environment? The Department...
AABR: Assessing priorities for post-fire bush regeneration
, , 2020 Fires, bushcare, post-fire, weeds
The Australian Association of Bush Regenerators (AABR) has produced three short videos to assist bush regenerators across the state...
The Biolinks Alliance have released the keynote presentations from their Greater and Squirrel Glider Symposium online. The Biolinks Alliance...
How to add data to NSW BioNet Atlas
, , BioNet, data, resources, threatened species, vulnerable species
The Department of Industry and Environment has produced a series of short videos to demonstrate how to add data...
NSW Bushfire Risk Management Research Hub hosted five webinars in September (2020) on the research projects undertaken to assist...
WATCH – Big Scrub Landcare: Saving Our Rainforests from Fire
, , 2020 Fires, Nightcap National Park, post-fire, Rainforest, wildfire
Renowned ABC journalist Kerry O’Brien hosts the first of two panel discussions run by the Big Scrub Landcare group...
Simtable modeling has given the Ku-ring-gai local council an innovative way of explaining fire danger to their local residents....
WATCH – Fire Fuels Forum: a deep dive into hazard reduction
, , Hazard Reduction, Prescribed burns, prevention
In May, the BHCRC hosted its National Fire Fuels Science Forum. Usually hosted live, the forum was moved online...
A new website designed to help fire and land managers “compare the risk reduction benefits and costs from different...
NCC’s Bushfire Program hosted a 1hr webinar on June 2nd with three leading experts who delved into the impacts...
Dr Ross Peacock from Macquarie University answers audience questions following the live webinar Flames in the Rainforests: bushfire impacts...
Conservationist Dailan Pugh answers audience questions following the live webinar Flames in the Rainforests: bushfire impacts and restoration in NSW hosted...
President of the Australian Association of Bush Regenerators Dr Tein McDonald answers audience questions following the live webinar Flames in...
Gondwana rainforest expert Dr. Robert Kooyman has shared his analysis of the devastating 2019/20 bush fires that affected 54%...
WATCH – Large Forest Owls Project
, , Barking Owl, Masked Owl, nest boxes, Powerful Owl, vulnerable species
NCC’s Healthy Ecosystems team has produced a series of 12 short training videos on the monitoring work being carried...
Managing land post-fire Managing a landscape post-fire comes with many unique challenges. The points below are designed to give...
A four-page fact sheet on the importance and value of hollows as habitat for wildlife has been created by...
An educational video on four factors that affect wildfire has been created by research fellow Hamish Clarke. Hamish Clarke...
Site Assessment and Monitoring – A guide for landholders
, , Fauna, how to, Monitoring, resources, weeds
The Hotspots team have produced a practical guide ‘The Ecological Site Assessment and Monitoring of Bush Fire Management- A guide...
This series of training videos is designed to help environmental volunteers and staff effectively use online environmental platforms to...
This framework provides an approach to consider the steps and processes land managers can take when seeking the best...
Fire and Weeds – Landholder Booklet from Hotspots
, , 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...
Box-Gum Grassy Woodlands – managing ground-layers
, , Cultural burning, EECs, Grassy Woodlands, Restoration
Jewels in the Landscape This guide published by CSIRO in 2015 aims to help land managers recognise, understand and...
2017 NCC Bushfire Conference – Proceedings now available
, , audio, bushcare, Conferences, Cultural burning, Events, Fauna, Ferals, Flammability, Research, resources, Restoration, trials, weeds
2017 NCC Bushfire Conference Fire, Fauna & Ferals: from backyards to bush The Nature Conservation Council hosted their 11th...
Flora monitoring protocols for planning burning: a user’s guide
In this guide the Victoria Government outlines its planned flora monitoring protocols for fire and adaptive management.
Ecological Restoration – what standard are you working to? Ecological restoration and rehabilitation seeks to transform humanity’s role from...
This guide details the use of integrated fire and herbicide treatments of African Lovegrass in Cumberland Plain restoration.
This resource explains the role of fire in ecosystems and how it can be used to promote and protect ecological assets.
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