Restoring Open Ecosystems with Ecological & Cultural Fire - MANAGERS

Professional development training for Land and Biodiversity Managers. Understand how traditional fire practice is critical for ecological restoration of open ecosystems.

Good Fire is cool, controlled and staged in mosaic patterns over multi-year intervals. It is an ancient cultural practice to care for country, it benefits biodiversity, mitigates destructive wildfire impacts and sequesters atmospheric carbon.

Awareness of the need to restore cool, controlled burning is growing but its implementation of on-ground burning is hindered by a limited understanding of the ecological and cultural values of Fire Country and how the absence of fire threatens them.

This training will increase your awareness of culturally appropriate approaches to caring for Country through cultural fire and restoration techniques used by Indigenous fire practitioners. It will increase your understanding of the ecological processes of open ecosystems and the crucial role of Good Fire in their regeneration, maintenance, and protection from destructive wildfires.

Held in Byron Shire, this training program consists of 1-day of presentations and on-country learning (Fri May 29th) and 1-day cultural burn and post-burn field day led by Jagun Alliance Aboriginal Corporation(Thu June 4th). The burn is weather dependent and therefore may require re-scheudling to a following Thursday in June. Hosted by Zero Emissions Byron and supported by the Foundation for Regional and Rural Renewal. If you need financial assistance to attend please contact [email protected]

Placements are limited to 15 pax and therefore tickets are limited to 2 per organisation.

Know what’s Happening Next — before everyone else does.

Get App

Host or Publisher Zero Emissions Byron