The Effect of Fire on K’gari Vegetation and other Australian Landscapes is the topic of a talk by Associate Professor Rod Fensham at Noosa Parks Association’s Friday Forum on 12 March.
The University of Queensland School of Biological Sciences professor will present his opinions on the ecology of fire on Australian forests and explain how forests dominated by eucalypts and their allies are fundamentally different from rainforest.
Dr Femsham said there is a perception that extensive fires destroy bushland but he intends to discuss when and how fire is a destructive force and the lessons learnt about fire ecology from recent fires.
In 2019, Australia experienced the most extensive forest fires since European settlement and then in 2020, half of K’gari (Fraser Island) was burnt.
Come along to Friday Environment Forum to discover an experienced ecologist’s view on the effect of fire on our Australian landscape.
The Friday Environment Forum will be held on the 12 March at the NPA Environment Centre, 5 Wallace Drive, Noosaville with coffee, tea and biscuits available from 10am and the program starting at 10:30am. Entry is $5 by ‘tap and go’ only.
All COVID-19 protocols will be followed.
Registration is essential via link found on www.noosaparks.org.au/friday-environment-forum/.
