In this ABC Opinion piece AFPA CEO Ross Hampton makes the case for using forestry to help combat future bushfires, insteading of locking it up and leaving it ABC News #forestry ab.co/32pGCT0

Our paper (and the first of my PhD) is finally out in #AustralEcology onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11… Here we show that encroaching #rainforest pioneer trees led to sharp declines in #understorey plant richness, cover and density in long-unburnt #eucalypt forests. 1/6

We are aware of community concerns in relation to Zinger Coupe in the Toolangi area. Staff were on site Wednesday assessing the coupe and found no evidence of unauthorised planning or conduct of timber harvesting.

Quarantine day 6.

Some common sense views on n bushfires and timber harvesting in The Age’s letter column theage.com.au/national/immig… #bushfires #timberindustry

A helpful guide to spotting bad science.... compoundchem.com/wp-content/upl…

Cultural Burning by Victorian Traditional Owners continues to heal country help native grasses, at same time ecological burning by Forest Fire Mgt Vic in our beautiful parks and forests. Good Fire 🔥

"Don't blame logging for bushires. Assoc Prof Peter Attiwill responds to published claims made about his 2014 bushfire research. crihttps://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/attiwill-20200624-p555m9.html The Age

After the widely circulated report about the impact of logging bushfires, this is worth a read to get a bit of perspective @VicForestsComms VicForestsCEO @DELWP_Vic news.leportale.com/doc?id=2051703…

It was great to meet with Deon and Anne from VicForests today and discuss how the latest Timber Release Plan will mean contractors can get back to work salvaging timber after the bushfires.

Tasmanian paper that found that logging made 2019 southern forests bushfires more severe retracted because of errors. Retraction mdpi.com/2571-6255/3/2/… Coverage theadvocate.com.au/story/6900620/… Retracted article mdpi.com/2571-6255/3/2/… #politas

Heading out of the hotel in Bairnsdale and who do I see? Brian eating breakfast next to a full load. It’s a 7 hr haul out of our Corryong salvage. Lovely to see you Brian (even tho you’re camera shy!)

"The goal is to enhance forest resilience & adaptive capacity, through *active* forest management because in the situation we are in... we cannot assume forests will adapt "naturally" to the rapid rates of change" - Jurgen Bauhus #ClimateSmart2021

Many iconic “wilderness” landscapes are actually the product of careful long-term management by #Indigenous and local peoples. Romanticising about pristine, untouched places threatens to erase these practices, write @theotheroad + his University of Melbourne colleagues. bit.ly/3miRyMz

"The term wilderness is not only inaccurate, the notion that wilderness carries, which is the absence of people, is dehumanising really to Aboriginal people." abc.net.au/news/science/2… #IndigenousEcologicalKnowledge #CaringForCountry

The Victorian town of Buchan never experienced catastrophic bushfires, until misguided laws banned the use burning as a way to control the land. @theotheroad and colleagues discuss cultural burning and caring for Country. @unimelb ourANU Uni of Nottingham #WeAreUoN bit.ly/3DLMKJA

Researchers @theotheroad, Anthony Romano 🏳️‍🌈 and @alicelaming have found that land-use legislation has driven catastrophic bushfires in southeast Australia and are calling on a return to Indigenous land management practices. Tap to learn more in #UniMelbPursuit ➡️ pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/the-f…