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THE BUSH BOOK A manual for managing native vegetation across northern Australia Full of stories and advice, The Bush Book provides a wealth of much needed information for anyone managing bushland in the north. Ranging across northern Western Australia, the Northern Territory and Queensland the book covers essential topics including fire and weed management and revegetation. Includes: Case studies Hands-on technical advice Over 70 contributors Useful contacts and references VISIT OUR NURSERIES: Darwin – Saturdays 9 am to 1 pm and Tuesdays 8.30 am to 5 pm 125 Thorak Road (last driveway on the left) Knuckey Lagoon, Phone (08) 8947 3793 Katherine – Fridays 9 am to 1 pm 19 Second Street (Katherine Training Centre) Katherine, Phone (08) 8972 2349 In southern Australia, revegetation and regeneration activities have been happening for a long time. Despite this, people are still trying to understand the ecological processes that sustain or degrade native vegetation remnants in agricultural landscapes. In northern Australia we are even further behind. Revegetation and regeneration weren’t really seen as important until the recent expansion of different land uses began having a significant impact on native vegetation. In this chapter there are some best-bet guidelines gained from previous experience in northern Australia that you can implement and build on. In bureaucratic-speak this is called adaptive management. Revegetation and regeneration 6 Planning and designing your revegetation or regeneration project is not just about planting trees or managing an area of bushland willy-nilly. You need to know where to concentrate your efforts with regard to the broader landscape. More about this topic can be found in the planning section starting on page 152. An introduction to revegetation and regeneration models and methods is also provided, with nitty-gritty technical detail given in later sections relating to: • Revegetation using seedlings – the growing phase. • Revegetation using seedlings – the planting phase. • Revegetation using direct seeding. • The natural regeneration method. • Seed collection, cleaning and storage. • Native grass seed harvesting. • Revegetation using native grasses. • Minesite revegetation and ecosystem restoration. • Monitoring and evaluation. Rapid Creek community planting day at Darwin International Airport. Photograph: David Silva GREENING AUSTRALIA THE BUSH BOOK CHAPTER 6 – REVEGETATION AND REGENERATION 146 GREENING AUSTRALIA THE BUSH BOOK CHAPTER 4 – MANAGING FIRE 84 CASE STUDY by Tim Devlin and Dave Green Rangers-in-charge of protected areas are responsible for developing and implementing components of the Fire Management System (with the assistance of colleagues and traditional owners). This includes planned burning programmes, long term fire strategies, fire reporting and wildfire response procedures. Know your area’s unique requirements Programs for planned burns are developed at the outset of each fire season taking into account each area’s unique requirements and the need to provide protection for neighbouring properties and ecologically sensitive areas. A good knowledge of fire history, hazard reduction needs, ecological conditions, and vegetation response to fire is vital to a successful burning program. Burn with a specific aim Each burn must have a specific aim (such as weed control, fuel reduction or keeping an open structure in woodland areas) and must be timed for when that aim is most likely to be met. For instance, a burn early in the year when fuel moisture is still high will generally produce a lower intensity fire than that ignited later in the year. An early burn may be acceptable when the aim is to reduce fuel loads for hazard reduction purposes, while a low fire intensity will not be suitable when the aim is to maintain the open structure of a woodland forest. Use past fire management experience The ability to confidently plan and implement burning programs requires experience that may take years to develop. There are rewards, however, in seeing the health and structure of our protected areas being maintained using fire management methods that have shaped the country for many thousands of years. Further reading Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (2000), Fire Management System, Environmental Protection Agency, Brisbane, Qld. Whitehead, P.J., Bowman, D.M.J.S., Preece, N., Fraser, F. and Cooke, P. (2003), International Journal of Wildland Fire 12: 415-425. Developing planned burn programs in protected areas Planning fire programs in Queensland’s national parks Nov-04 The Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service has legal and conservation responsibilities relating to the control of fire on and near protected areas and has developed a State-wide Fire Management System to help meet these responsibilities. The system applies to wildfire suppression, all forms of burning required for hazard reduction and weed control and those required to meet an area’s ecological needs and to maintain cultural resources and practices. Early season burning in Clemant State Forest (50 km south of Townsville), March 2004. Photograph: Tim Devlin Rangers Josh Spina and Mark Parsons undertaking early season burning in C State Forest, April 2004. Photograph: Tim Devlin
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Signature: ...............................................................................................................................................
THE BUSH BOOKA manual for managing native vegetation across northern Australia
Full of stories and advice, The Bush Book provides a wealth of much needed information for anyone managing bushland in the north. ranging across northern western Australia, the Northern territory and Queensland the book covers essential topics including fire and weed management and revegetation.
includes:
Case studies
Hands-on technical advice
over 70 contributors
useful contacts and references
ViSit our NurSEriES:
Darwin – Saturdays 9 am to 1 pm and Tuesdays 8.30 am to 5 pm 125 Thorak Road (last driveway on the left) Knuckey Lagoon, Phone (08) 8947 3793
katherine – Fridays 9 am to 1 pm 19 Second Street (Katherine Training Centre) Katherine, Phone (08) 8972 2349
In southern Australia, revegetation
and regeneration activities have been
happening for a long time. Despite this,
people are still trying to understand
the ecological processes that sustain
or degrade native vegetation remnants
in agricultural landscapes. In northern
Australia we are even further behind.
Revegetation and regeneration weren’t
really seen as important until the recent
expansion of different land uses began
having a significant impact on native
vegetation. In this chapter there are
some best-bet guidelines gained from
previous experience in northern Australia
that you can implement and build on. In
bureaucratic-speak this is called adaptive
management.
Revegetation and regeneration
6
Planning and designing your revegetation or regeneration project is not just about
planting trees or managing an area of bushland willy-nilly. You need to know where
to concentrate your efforts with regard to the broader landscape. More about this
topic can be found in the planning section starting on page 152. An introduction to
revegetation and regeneration models and methods is also provided, with nitty-gritty
technical detail given in later sections relating to:
• Revegetationusingseedlings–thegrowingphase.
• Revegetationusingseedlings–theplantingphase.
• Revegetationusingdirectseeding.
• Thenaturalregenerationmethod.
• Seedcollection,cleaningandstorage.
• Nativegrassseedharvesting.
• Revegetationusingnativegrasses.
• Minesiterevegetationandecosystemrestoration.
• Monitoringandevaluation.
Rapid Creek community planting day at Darwin International Airport. Photograph: David Silva
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GREENING AUSTR
ALIA THE B
USH BOOK
CHAPTER 4 – M
ANAGING FIR
E
84
CASE STUDY by Tim
Devlin and Dave Green
Ranger
s-in-ch
arge
of pro
tected
are
as are
res
ponsib
le
for de
velop
ing an
d im
plemen
ting
compo
nents
of the
Fire
Manage
ment S
ystem
(with
the a
ssista
nce of
collea
gues a
nd
tradit
ional o
wners).
This i
nclud
es pla
nned
burni
ng pro
grammes,
long t
erm fir
e stra
tegies
, fire
report
ing an
d wildfi
re res
ponse
proced
ures.
Know yo
ur are
a’s un
ique r
equire
ments
Program
s for p
lanne
d burn
s are
devel
oped
at th
e outs
et of
each
fire se
ason t
aking
into a
ccoun
t each
area’
s uniq
ue re
quire
ments
and t
he ne
ed to
provi
de pr
otectio
n for
neigh
bouri
ng pro
pertie
s
and e
cologi
cally s
ensiti
ve are
as. A go
od kn
owled
ge of fi
re his
tory,
hazar
d red
uction
need
s, eco
logica
l con
dition
s, an
d vege
tation
respo
nse to
fire is
vital t
o a su
ccessf
ul bu
rning
progra
m.
Burn with
a spe
cific a
im
Each bu
rn must
have
a spe
cific a
im (such
as wee
d con
trol, f
uel
reduct
ion or
keep
ing an
open
struc
ture i
n woo
dland
area
s) an
d
must be
timed
for w
hen t
hat a
im is m
ost lik
ely to
be m
et. Fo
r
instan
ce, a
burn
early
in the
year
when f
uel m
oistur
e is st
ill high
will gen
erally
produ
ce a lo
wer int
ensity
fire t
han t
hat ig
nited
later
in the
year.
An earl
y burn
may
be ac
ceptab
le whe
n the
aim is
to red
uce fu
el loa
ds for
hazar
d red
uction
purpo
ses, w
hile a
low
fire int
ensity
will not
be su
itable
when t
he aim
is to
maintai
n the
open
struc
ture o
f a woo
dland
fores
t.
Use pa
st fire
man
agement e
xperie
nce
The ab
ility to
confid
ently
plan a
nd im
plemen
t burn
ing pr
ogram
s
requir
es exp
erien
ce tha
t may tak
e yea
rs to
devel
op. The
re
are re
wards,
howeve
r, in
seeing
the h
ealth
and
struct
ure of
our p
rotect
ed ar
eas b
eing m
aintai
ned u
sing fi
re man
agemen
t
method
s tha
t have
shap
ed th
e cou
ntry f
or man
y tho
usand
s of
years.
Furth
er rea
ding
Queen
sland
Parks
and
Wildlife
Service
(2000), Fir
e Man
agemen
t
System
, Envi
ronmen
tal Prot
ection
Agency,
Brisban
e, Qld.
Whiteh
ead, P.
J., Bow
man, D
.M.J.S
., Pree
ce, N., F
raser,
F. and
Cooke,
P.
(2003), Inte
rnatio
nal Jo
urnal
of Wildl
and F
ire 12: 4
15-425.
Developing planned burn progra
ms in protecte
d areas
Plannin
g fire
progra
ms in Que
ensla
nd’s n
ation
al pa
rks Nov-
04
The Que
ensla
nd Pa
rks an
d Wildl
ife Serv
ice ha
s legal
and c
onser
vation
respo
nsibili
ties r
elatin
g to t
he co
ntrol
of fire
on an
d near
prote
cted a
reas a
nd ha
s deve
loped
a Stat
e-wide
Fire M
anage
ment S
ystem
to he
lp meet
these
respo
nsibili
ties.
The sy
stem ap
plies t
o wildfi
re sup
pressi
on, a
ll form
s of b
urning
requ
ired f
or ha
zard
reduct
ion an
d weed
contr
ol an
d tho
se req
uired
to m
eet an
area’
s ecol
ogical
need
s and
to m
aintai
n cult
ural
resou
rces a
nd pr
actice
s.
Early
season
burni
ng in C
leman
t Stat
e Fore
st (50 km
south
of To
wnsville
), Marc
h 2004.
Photog
raph:
Tim Devl
in
Ranger
s Josh
Spina a
nd M
ark Pa
rsons
unde
rtakin
g earl
y seas
on bu
rning
in Clem
ant
State F
orest,
April 2
004. Pho
tograp
h: Tim
Devlin
