Forester 🤝 Ecologist. Likes trees, fire ecology and forest management. flarewildfire.com
Southeast Australia
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So what happens to forest carbon storage in eucalypt forests when they start burning at high severity more frequently? Here's a write up of our new paper and a short thread 🧵 @TACAGEM
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"Our findings show even current climate and fire risk are enough to push Australia’s alpine ash forests towards long-term decline. Therefore, authorities have to make hard decisions about which areas can be saved – and which can’t."
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Feel like the last paragraph of this analysis really misses the point. Australia (and Victoria) is highly urbanised but there are still plenty of people in rural areas; Kos' analysis kinda just says "but nevermind them rural roll there ain't many of them".
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Kirsha Kaechele spoke at the Forestry Australia conference last year and it was a real treat. She brings an insightful outsiders perspective to the otherwise mind numbing forest war debates. themercury.com.au/news/opini…
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Mountain ash forests are predicted to lose a quarter of their trees by 2080, releasing over 100 million tonnes of stored carbon into the atmosphere. But there is a way to limit further loss
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"Alpine Ash in Victoria’s Native Forests Silviculture Reference Manual will support DEECA’s Forest Fire and Operations Division’s forest health initiatives for these vulnerable communities."
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New paper out! This is a big, interdisciplinary reflection on the types of challenges that are likely to come our way in the context of wildfires in the next 50 years. Was fun to write this one. authors.elsevier.com/sd/arti…
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Our silviculture reference manual for Alpine Ash is now available on PDF. This reference manual covers the past, present and (potential) future of stewarding and restoring alpine ash in Victoria. vgls.vic.gov.au/client/en_AU…
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Watch this 13 minute ABC mini-documentary on how Victoria's ash forest seed bank was depleted after the Black Summer bushfires, the risk of future fires, and what needs to be done to rebuild it.
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I've been banging on about this issue - immature alpine ash, fire and seed - for years so it was great to get a chance to contribute to this ABC Landline story about it. "A 'time bomb' in the state's ash forests" abc.net.au/news/2025-06-22/a…
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Great to see coverage of this super important issue in Victorian forests - sufficient seed banks of species like alpine ash is one active forest management approach to ensure against their loss in the landscape.
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Dr Tom Fairman retweeted
Great to see our work on mapping & assessing the extent & severity of the 2021 windthrow in the Wombat Forest published: mdpi.com/3091544 @MDPIOpenAccess
Special thanks to Paul Bentley @sammoh @carbon_critter @jeeburton @itsnotfairman @Ecotrails @JNumana and @BennettRen
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Dr Tom Fairman retweeted
New #greaterglider research out, led by ARI’s talented Justin Cally. We looked into the effects of the large scale storm calamity in the wombat state forest in Victoria’s west on greater glider habitat:
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Whenever I have had a question dry forests - and particularly ecological thinning in dry forests - Patrick has been the go-to man. This is a major loss of institutional knowledge for land management in Victoria. On the upside, have a well deserved rest, Patrick!
Today will be my last day with Parks Victoria after 20 years in ecological science roles. Redundancy is unpleasant but it’s the right time for me. I’m dismayed at the state of protected area management in Australia. #protectedareas #boxironbarkforests #ecologicalthinning
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Things are getting very interesting.
Gone - Parks Vic boss after the Mt Arapiles closure fears. Environment Minister Steve Dimopolous also orders a review just hours before Parliament rises for the year. #springst
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So, I'm mainly over at the other site now if you'd like to follow my exploits over there. bsky.app/profile/itsnotfairm…
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Virtually as I completed reading John Dargavel's autobiography 'Anthropocene Days' this year, the news came through of his passing at 92. Australia has lost a great forester, forest historian and 'critical friend'. This is a wonderful tribute. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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Dr Tom Fairman retweeted
FoE continues its work to support Dja Dja Wurrung aspirations for Country. We have another work trip this friday to remove gorse & other weeds from the test site in Wombat forest.
Pls get in touch if you'd like to join us.
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A ~$100 million cut to one of the largest land managers in the state is uh not exactly great.
📍 Parks Victoria is struggling to manage millions of hectares of land but that didn’t stop the Victorian Government from cutting its funding by $95 million. See the latest >>> bit.ly/3UFmdWj
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"Shrub cover has increased substantially since British colonization and the forced removal of indigenous burning practices that came with it." science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…
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