Cultural burns, while holding cultural significance, can also be effective ways to protect plants that are not only native...
New Guidebooks on Protecting Owls Released
Bushfire Volunteer, , biodiversity, Fauna, Featured, Fire management, Hollows, Owls, prevention, threatened species, wildlifeContinuing its mission to monitor and protect essential large forest owl populations, the Nature Conservation Council of NSW’s (NCC)...
Impact of Bush Fires On Platypus Revealed
Bushfire Volunteer, , biodiversity, bushfire, Fauna, Featured, Fire, post-fire, Research, Restoration, threatened species, wildfire, wildlifeUsing a unique method of monitoring “environmental DNA,” researchers have been able to identify the effect of bushfires not...
Safe Havens Large Forest Owls Project
Bushfire Volunteer, , Fire, Fire management, Owls, threatened species, weeds, workshopThe Nature Conservation Council’s Safe Havens Project is supporting the post bushfire recovery of Owls and hollow-dependent threatened species...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
Watch – NCC 2021 Bushfire Conference
Bushfire Volunteer, , 2020 Fires, Conferences, Fire, post-fire, threatened speciesOver three days in May 2021, the Nature Conservation Council’s Bushfire Program hosted their 12th Biennial Bushfire Conference Cool,...
NSW Fire and Environment Report
Bushfire Volunteer, , 2020 Fires, biodiversity, threatened species, vulnerable speciesDo you want to better understand the effects of the 2019/20 fire season on the NSW environment? The Department...
Climate, Fire and Biodiversity webinar series
Bushfire Volunteer, , 2020 Fires, climate, climate change, post-fire, threatened species, vulnerable species, wildfireThe Threatened Species Recovery Hub hosted a four part webinar series in August/September (2020) on climate, fire and biodiversity....
Northern Rivers Koala Habitat Restoration webinar
Bushfire Volunteer, , Fire, koalas, threatened species, vulnerable speciesFriends of the Koala hosted a 2-hour webinar focusing on koala habitat restoration in the Northern Rivers region of...