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Transcript of BushfireConf2015 - 20. From Doom to Bloom - ecological burning in an urban bushland reserve
Service Trust Respect Innovation
From Doom to Bloom
The story of an ecological burn in a small urban bushland reserve
Amelia Jones
Bushland Scientist - Fire
Hornsby Shire
"HornsbyNSWmap" by Crico at en.wikipedia - NASA satellite maps PIA02623 (main) and PIA06665 (inset). Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HornsbyNSWmap.jpg#/media/File:HornsbyNSWmap.jpg Accessed 15/05/2014
Pierre Close Reserve
The DoomSenescing plant community
Dominated by Allocasuarina littoralis
Low habitat diversity
Becoming mesic
Little probability of detailed attention/ resources
Weed invasion on the edges
Preparation
It will NOT work!!!
The burn
Post burn
Ohhhhh What have we done!!!
Post burn – first rains Currently
The Blooming 2015
Actinotus minor Anyone?
Bandicoot diggings
Herbivore scats
Aca
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Beyond the Bloom – the sites’ future
Ongoing volunteer bush regeneration
Consideration of further Allocasuarina treatment
Ongoing informal site monitoring
Additional burns in light of ecological and hazard requirements
Service Trust Respect Innovation
The Blooming Lessons
Community consultation requirements may be greater than expected
Examine your site and identify areas and levels of resilience
Identify required resources and timing
Listen to the stories and the science
