Bushfire management in Western Australia
Front Page Letters Prescribed BurningDear Mr Underwood Officers from the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions andDepartment of Fire and Emergency Services have reviewed the Zylstra etal. (2022) paperand consider that the data does …
Front Page Prescribed BurningThe concept of “cultural burning” is attracting a great deal of interest these days. We understand the term to mean the burning of the bush in the manner of Aboriginal …
Front Page UncategorisedLETTER TO MINISTER Dear Minister Campaign to undermine bushfire management in WA I feel sure we do not need to bring to your attention the insidious, dishonest and calculated campaign …
Front Page Prescribed BurningThe expression of truth is simplicity. Seneca the Younger 4BC-65AD The late Professor John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was a well known fiction writer, one of his books being ‘Lord of …
Front Page Prescribed BurningIn March 2021 I was on a field trip into the wandoo forest of the Helena catchment, when I came across Parks and Wildlife staff just commencing an aerial burn. …
In summer 2007, I planned and supervised the establishment of a research thinning trial in regrowth jarrah (E.marginata) forest about 15 km east of the Western Australian town of Jarrahdale. …
Front Page Prescribed BurningFour More Historical Letters on Fire ‘History is philosophy from examples.’ – Dionysius of Halicarnassus, circa 30 BC In south-west Australia, over the past few decades, there has been both constructive …
LettersThe Hon Amber-Jade Sanderson Minister for the Environment Dumas House, West Perth, WA Dear Minister Bushfire management in south-west forests Thank you for your letter (reference 76-05152, dated November 2, …
Front PageSubmission to the Independent Inquiry into the Wooroloo bushfire September 2021 The Bushfire FrontWe are an independent organisation comprising experienced bushfire scientists, and specialists in bushfire prevention and operations. Our …
Discussions Front PageThis grasstree is near Karagullen, WA. Careful chemistry and histology confirm that the dark marks (lapachol) show past fires, and the faint brown marks in between (tannin) are annual …