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Does frequent fire damage the soil?

Posted on 10 August, 2015 by fobif

A study presented at Melbourne University Burnley on August 5 offered strength to an argument that’s been going around for a long time: that high frequency severe fire damages soil. The argument has often relied on common sense and anecdotal … Continue reading →

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FOBIF and Forest Fire management: a list of differences

Posted on 20 May, 2024 by fobif

FOBIF and Castlemaine Field Naturalists representatives met with fire officers in the Fryers Forest in February to discuss differences of opinion about fire. The discussion was lengthy and clarified [again] the difference in outlook of the two groups. The following … Continue reading →

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Campbells Creek: some questions about fire

Posted on 10 October, 2015 by fobif

On October 2 DELWP conducted a Zone 1 [Asset Protection] burn in Campbell’s Creek. The area burned was 80 hectares, between Rowley Park Road and Pottery Road. The result, in yellow gum and box woodland with reasonably sparse understorey, appeared … Continue reading →

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