On Friday it was 41.8°C. It’s not usually quite that hot until February and the extreme weather didn’t help in controlling the fires which burnt in Perth and the south west [1].
The deliberately fire at Kings Park burnt 20ha of the Mt Eliza escarpment. Australia’s bush is resilient in regenerating after fire and the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘bushfire’
Bushfire in Kings Park
Posted in Perth, tagged fire tolerant, bushfire, banksia, reserves, invasive species, indigenous fauna, indigenous flora, Kings Park on 18 January 2009 | 3 Comments »
Weeding Star Swamp
Posted in Perth, tagged bushfire, History, indigenous flora, invasive species, Lazyst, reserves, Star Swamp on 21 September 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A month ago a Lupin Pull was held at Star Swamp Bushland Reserve. These are organized by the Friends of Star Swamp Bushland and happen in autumn and spring. I keep meaning to go, but never quite make it out of bed in time. I turned up at 11am, but by then it was pretty [...]
Another fire at Star Swamp
Posted in Perth, indigenous fauna, indigenous flora, tagged banksia, bushfire, Perth, reserves, Star Swamp on 24 December 2007 | 1 Comment »
Last Thursday night there was a fire at Star Swamp.
The blaze only took an hour to control, officers stayed at the scene over night cleaning up debris. [1]
The vegetation was recovering so well after the fire in March 2007. On Thursday only 11 hectares was burnt, a much smaller area than in March. News reports [...]
Flowers after Fire
Posted in Perth, indigenous fauna, indigenous flora, invasive species, tagged birds, bushfire, correction, fire tolerant, insects, orchids, Perth, reptiles, reserves, Swan Coastal Plain, xanthorrhoea, zamia on 18 November 2007 | 6 Comments »
In light of California’s recent devastating wildfires and Australia’s upcoming bushfire season I was reminded of Ralph Maughan reprinting George Wuerthner’s essay A Century of Failed Forest Policy. Wuerthner wrote about wildfires in the US, equivalent to Australia’s bushfires. He said,
Fire in the forest is not bad. Fire in our communities is.
I’ve always known [...]
Regeneration after Fire
Posted in Perth, indigenous fauna, indigenous flora, invasive species, tagged banksia, birds, bushfire, fire tolerant, jarrah, marri, Perth, reptiles, reserves, trees, tuart, xanthorrhoea, zamia on 12 July 2007 | Leave a Comment »
In March there was a deliberately lit fire in Star Swamp Bushland Reserve. Last month, after time and rain, we went to see how the regeneration was progressing and it was amazing. The birds were singing everywhere. Ben from Nuts about Natives told me the dead looking zamias would be fine and they were [...]
Fire: Friend or Foe?
Posted in Perth, dogs, extinction, indigenous fauna, indigenous flora, invasive species, tagged banksia, bushfire, controlled burning, Family, fire tolerant, government, Nuts about Natives, Perth, trees on 11 April 2007 | 6 Comments »
Fire is a way of life in Australia and many indigenous species have evolved to benefit from fire. Some species such as banksia only reproduce after fire. Other indigenous plants are given the chance to grow after fires eg. understory plants which may not have had enough light previously. Problems may occur when the [...]
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"We must head back towards zero. At one degree the genie is out of the bottle, at two degrees the bottle is broken"
– David Spratt (2009) "Time for a Plan B on climate?" Dissent, no.30, p.37
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I'm a librarian doing research, but my first love was science and as a kid I wanted to be an ecologist or botanist. Things got in the way and now I only "study" nature in my spare time. As the lazyst environmentalyst I write about what I do to try to ensure the nature of our world is still here for future generations.
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