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
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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...
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...
Conversations with Children about Bushfires
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How do we talk with children about bushfires in an age-appropriate and constructive way? Bushfires are a natural &...
Applying science, skills and stories at Ku-ring-gai, Sydney
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Directly following and complementing NCC’s 2023 Bushfire Conference, Managing Fire Together: Applying science, skills, and stories, NCC’s Bushfire Program...
NCC Bushfire Conference 2023
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NCC’s 13th biennial Bushfire Conference, “Managing Bushfire Together: Applying science, skills and stories”, took place on the 24-25th May,...
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...
Thinning Forests for Bushfire Management – Does It Work?
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Particularly following the 2019-2020 bushfire season, various techniques to lessen the severity of bushfires have been discussed in great...
The Centre of Excellence for Prescribed Burning has published a new book, Prescribed Burning in Australasia: the science, practice...
WATCH – Fire Fuels Forum: a deep dive into hazard reduction
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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...
