Land Management – Bushfires

In light of the regular intense fires happening around the world, here are some local resources to learn more about fire and how to manage it on your property.

Landcare Landscaping for Bushfires

Could biodiversity loss have increased Australia’s bushfire threat?

As stated in the video above, some species are important in reducing the amount of leaf litter by turning over soils. This study goes into more detail and shows a comparison of leaf litter volumes in areas where these species are present and not.

Some endemic fire resistant flora species we have available in our nursery:

Acacia buxifolia (Box-leaved Wattle)

Acacia dealbata (Silver Wattle)

Acacia decora (Western Golden Wattle)

Acacia implexa (Hickory)

Acacia melanoxylon (Blackwood)

Acacia penninervis (Mountain Hickory)

Acacia vestita (Varnish Wattle)

Brachychiton populneus (Kurrajong)

Bursaria spinosa (Native Blackthorn)

Casuarina cunninghamiana (River She Oak)

Dianella revoluta (Spreading Flax Lily)

Dodonaea viscosa (Sticky Hopbush)

Fire Country

This book by Victor Steffensen is a great resource to understand more about Indigenous fire management. He explains some of his knowledge about the relationship between fire and different types of country, and how they burn. I had a lot of profound realisations and insights when reading it.

Using regenerative agriculture to improve soil moisture and biodiversity to increase resilience to bushfires

Bushfire Preparedness Resources