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A Charred landscape

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“The dead ash forests reach starkly towards the sky like sentinels bearing witness to the holocaust just past, and those who love the bush are heavy hearted because this may be only the beginning of what is yet to come.” David Treasure, 2007[1]

Since 1939, the high-country forests in Victoria were relatively free of devastating wildfires.… Read more

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From Cania Gorge to the highlands of Tasmania and lots of places in between – the mismanagement of Australia’s forests

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While on a bushwalk through Cania Gorge National Park near Monto last June, I tended to do what I always do. I studied the forest around me as I walked up a particular gully off the main gorge and looked for clues about the history of the forest and its condition.… Read more

From Cania Gorge to the highlands of Tasmania and lots of places in between – the mismanagement of Australia’s forests Read More »