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Mareeba Wetlands Fire Field Day
May 31, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Mareeba Wetlands Fire Field Day
Get hands-on with practical fire management strategies with Leasie Felderholf and Mick Blackman.
Join us in Biboohra for a practical field day with Leasie Felderholf and Mick Blackman to learn about:
- Fuel loads
- Managing the tree/grass balance
- Promoting perennial grasses over annual grasses
- Fire characteristics of different plant species
- Fuel load and curing
- Reading the landscape such as previous charring, char heights, and various vegetation indicators
- Fire breaks and erosion control
- Fire for weed control
- Fire behaviour in general (e.g. related to wind, slope, fuel load, fuel structure, ignition point etc)
This event is free, catering will be supplied. For more details, contact Vickie: 0439 443 906 or vickie.mylrea@gulfsavannahnrm.org
This project received grant funding from the Australian Government.
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