Using a unique method of monitoring “environmental DNA,” researchers have been able to identify the effect of bushfires not...
Researchers Anthony Dosseto and Katharine Haynes from the University of Wollongong along with Leanne Brook and Victor Channell from...
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...
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,...
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 speciesHave you read our article on citizen science? If you have, you’ll know how important contributions to public citizen...
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...
If you’re curious about how Indigenous cultural burning from around 10,000 years ago has implications for current land management,...
Drones – The Future of Bushfire Management?
Bushfire Volunteer, , 2020 Fires, Fire, Fire severity, prevention, Research, wildfireA recent article in the Guardian has explored the use of remotely piloted drones in order to facilitate the...
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...
Protecting Hollows With Citizen Science
Bushfire Volunteer, , Community resilience, Fauna, Fire, Hazard Reduction, Hollows, plants, Research, resources, threatened species, vulnerable species, wildfireAround 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?
Bushfire Volunteer, , 2020 Fires, Fire, Fire severity, Flammability, Hazard Reduction, Prescribed burns, prevention, Research, wildfireParticularly following the 2019-2020 bushfire season, various techniques to lessen the severity of bushfires have been discussed in great...
Interview: Flame Weeding to Support Restoration
Michelle Rose NCC, , flame weeder, how to, Interview, Research, Restoration, trials, weedsMia Dalby-Ball, from Kingfisher Urban Ecology, was interviewed on the renewed use of an old technology, the flame weeder....
2017 NCC Bushfire Conference – Proceedings now available
Bushfire Volunteer, , audio, bushcare, Conferences, Cultural burning, Events, Fauna, Ferals, Flammability, Research, resources, Restoration, trials, weeds2017 NCC Bushfire Conference Fire, Fauna & Ferals: from backyards to bush The Nature Conservation Council hosted their 11th...