Project Description

Hundreds of AABR members rose to the challenge of supporting post-fire regeneration only to have their intent somewhat stifled by a pandemic. In spite of this five NSW site coordinators managed to navigate the COVID constraints and deliver on-ground outcomes.

This video shares the process and the achievements from 12 months of post-fire regeneration activities in a diversity of ecosystems.

The meeting of the minds with the site coordinators illustrates the progress made on their sites and draw out the following themes.

  • Tom Clarke – Crowdy Head littoral rainforest- prioritising actions post fire
  • Wollombi – Deb Holloman – what help have fire-affected landholders needed most.
  • Yatte Yattah – Gerard Proust – riparian restoration – follow up needs over time since fire
  • Scottsdale – Tein McDonald – importance of plant recognition and follow up

More information and resources to support post-fire recovery (First Aid for Burned Bushland) includes videos, information sheets, links to relevant publications on AABR’s website 

Webinar Outline

  • 00:00 – 01:10 Acknowledgement of Country.
  • 01:10 – 02:05 Agenda outline and attendance poll
  • 02:05 – 04:35 Overview of AABR’s post-fire program and the presenters
  • 04:35 – 18:00 Tom Clarke – Crowdy Head littoral rainforest- prioritising actions post fire
  • 18:00 – 27:25 Deb Holloman – Wollombi Landholders
  • 27:25 – 43:45 Gerard Proust -Yatte Yattah NR – Riparian restoration
  • 43:45 – 56:40 Tein McDonald – Scottsdale Bush Heritage
  • 57:20 – 01:01:43 Panel discussion facilitated by Tein. Questions to Tom Clarke; – One of the slides looked like Myrtle Rust on a Native Guava (now listed a Critically Endangered NSW and C’wealth). Have you seen any evidence of it? (JBE) – Over what time scale do you think this project will take? 1:01:43 – 01:03:08 Questions to Deb Holloman – Was the issue of planting vs bush regen a hard one to get across?(Jane) – How good was the bush regeneration knowledge of the group? – Would the regeneration have occurred anyway without your help?
  • 01:03:08 – 01:05:20 To Gerard Proust. What was the actual technique for weed treatment? 01:05:20 – 01:07:30 Question to Tein McDonald. Are AARB and BHA advocating for more small scale burns led by our First Nations people working with the Firies?
  • 01:07:30 – 01:09:50 Question to Gerard Proust. Because of the dense cover of tobacco, was spraying considered (if you can assume that most natives underneath might be protected)? 01:09:50 – 01:15:20 Panel -Tom/Deb/Gerard. Did any of the projects use natural restoration improvement techniques such as transposition of soil seed bank, artificial shelters, perches etc? (Gabriela)
  • 01:15:20 – 01:18:12 Future directions of AABR’s program

This project was supported by The Foundation for National Parks and Wildlife