The Spring of 2011 saw quite a deal of prescribed burning in the Muckleford Forest as part of DSE’s fuel reduction program. Now is a good time to walk through the Forest and see the impact of this burning. And it is timely to question the value of prescribed burning overall, as discussed in a recent edition of Background Briefing on ABC Radio National – follow this link to listen to the program http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/backgroundbriefing/2012-02-19/3829372
Plus there is recent research questioning the extent to which Aboriginal people used fire to control vegetation – http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2010/12/06/3085726.htm
For a first hand look at the impact of prescribed burning in the Muckleford Forest, you may like to join the first of the FOBIF bushwalks for 2012 – details here – http://www.fobif.org.au/walks/
Muckleford Landcare 