Great to hear this discussion amongst some great forest scientists. 'Trees as an alternative Crop — the future of forestry in Australia?' abc.net.au/listen/program…

With decisions being made about the future of public forests in VIC now that logging has stopped in the east, enviro activists must listen deeply & carefully to First Nations people.

We should welcome the debate about the future, not fear it.

nationaltribune.com.au/new-report-bra…

Environment Minister Steve Dimopoulos told Commissioners of his response to a 1993 departmental memo describing how government would 'effectively extinguish Native Title' by proceeding with the Victorian Plantations Corporation Act 1993.

#Truthtelling #Environment #Minister

Traditional Owners must be respected in their rightful roles as decision-makers actively healing Country.

We support DJAARA's statement: devaluing Traditional Owners’ experience caring for Country dismisses 65,000 years of ever-evolving knowledge + harms the forests we care for.

'The support of those who advocate for us to work on Country is invaluable, but... Limiting our relationship to mere stakeholders instead of decision-makers who can actively heal and grow and tend to the health of Country, is continuing to colonise.'
djadjawurrung.com.au/the-ugly-truth…

In the recent Nature News article, Simard accused me of a COI to cast suspicions of my motives. This was offside. A thread.

Academics Luke Kelly, Ella Plumanns Pouton, Trent Penman and Dr Matthew Swan from the FLARE group based in Creswick are researching how to predict plants' response to bushfires and how we can better manage them. Tap to learn more ➡️ unimelb.me/3xomAeZ

Check out the Pursuit article for more info! Luke Kelly Trent Penman

pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/under…

Gloomy stuff: 'topography and disturbance history cannot substantially counter the effects of high atmospheric dryness; therefore, the effectiveness of mesic forest as a barrier to the development of large forest fires is weakening as the climate warms.'
sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

New paper from my PhD with Luke Kelly , Matt Swan, and Trent Penman !
sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
We harnessed the incredible diversity of plants and their traits, to see if we could predict how plant populations change according to time since fire (from 0 to 81 years).

Today we celebrate 11 years since the Dja Dja Wurrung peoples and Victorian Government reached a landmark native title settlement.

Their Agreement under the Traditional Owner Settlement Act 2010 (Vic) recognises their rights to their lands in central Victoria.

#DontStopNow

New study - using methods that appropriately recognise uncertainty, the authors could not find a single increasing or decreasing trend in 10 major biodiversity datasets

They say this emphasises how little is known about biodiversity change at large scales nature.com/articles/s4158…

Fire suppression makes wildfires more severe and accentuates impacts of climate change and fuel accumulation - 'Managing wildfires to safely burn under low and moderate conditions is thus a critical tool to address the growing wildfire crisis.'
nature.com/articles/s4146…

Please congratulate your 2024 #EucalyptoftheYear , the incredible Red-flowering Gum, Corymbia ficifolia!

This Western Australian endemic is one of the most widely planted eucalypt in Australia and around the world!

Congrats to the #FriendsofFicifolia !
#NationalEucalyptDay

Delighted to hear that the years of #friendsofficifolia work has finally paid off and Corymbia ficifolia has landed Eucalypt of the Year this year for #NationalEucalyptDay . Equally pleased it didn't lose to the god awful silver princess! #LoveaGum_urban

c'mon #friendsofficifolia !!!

Before you fill out this survey, you should read Taungurung Land and Waters Council's Biocultural Assessment of the State Forests within the Central Highlands. taungurung.com.au/wp-content/upl…

It appears that the Vic Govt has launched a (quite succinct) engagement process for the future uses of the State Forests of the Central Highlands. Complete with a map to drop pins on and everything! engage.vic.gov.au/central-highla…

📢New #OpenAccess research 🔓in collaboration with Secwépemc Nation communities:

Fire severity drives understory community dynamics and the recovery of culturally significant plants 🔥🌻in Ecosphere

with Dr. Lori Daniels Jen Baron 🌿 arial (they/he) 🌿
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ec…

Melb Uni at Creswick amazing work being done by researchers on forest fuel ignition amongst many other things, very grateful for the partnership that supports operational work being informed by world class independent researchers. DEECA Victoria