Environmentalists on local councils have allowed roadsides to become conservation zones for native vegetation, raising the risk of intense bushfires on access roads and jeopardising residents' safety. Read more here. … [Read more...] about Balancing Access with Conservation
Bushfires
Fire as a Threatening Process: A Note from Roger Underwood
ABOUT two months ago I received a “heads-up” from a mate who works in Canberra that Environment Minister Peter Garratt was considering listing prescribed burning as a threatening process under the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Act. At … [Read more...] about Fire as a Threatening Process: A Note from Roger Underwood
Save the Snake, Graze Some Bush?
WHILE some armchair environmentalists believe that burning bush is bad for biodiversity, there is a growing body of evidence suggesting otherwise. Ongoing research at Sydney University by a group lead by Rick Shine suggests Australia’s most … [Read more...] about Save the Snake, Graze Some Bush?
Victorian Bushfires: The Result of Human Folly
THE catastrophic bushfires in Victoria this year, and the other great fires of recent years in Victoria, New South Wales, the ACT and South Australia are dramatic expressions not just of killing forces unleashed, but of human folly... I am well … [Read more...] about Victorian Bushfires: The Result of Human Folly
Asbestos and Rebuilding After the Victorian Bushfires
IN the aftermath of the terrible Victorian bushfires, with more than 200 dead, there has been a lot of recrimination particularly over the issue of control burning – or lack of. Others blame a combination of drought and unprecedented weather … [Read more...] about Asbestos and Rebuilding After the Victorian Bushfires
The Humble Axe and Chainsaw: A Note from Ian Mott
CHEAP, simple to use and extremely effective fire management tools that are owned and operated by almost every householder who is exposed to the risk of wildfire are the humble axe and the chainsaw. But the various native vegetation "protection" laws … [Read more...] about The Humble Axe and Chainsaw: A Note from Ian Mott
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
