The Urgency of Now
Never has there been a more important time to prioritize urban forests and urban forest management…
2020
Bushfires – South Eastern Australia: An Arborist’s Perspective
Not everyone has experienced the kind of bushfire season that confronted many parts of Australia during the Spring & Summer of 2019/20 – nor would you necessarily wish to have that experience…
WILDFIRE, TREE MANAGEMENT AND THE ARBORIST – 3 Tree Management and Wildfire
WILDFIRE, TREE MANAGEMENT AND THE ARBORIST 3 Tree Management and Wildfire G M Moore Burnley College, University of Melbourne 500 Yarra Boulevard RICHMOND, Victoria, Australia, 3021 INTRODUCTION As a consequence of the Black Saturday fires in Victoria, Australia, there have been questions asked about the role of vegetation in peri-urban and urban parts …
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WILDFIRE, TREE MANAGEMENT AND THE ARBORIST – 2 The Role of the Arborist
WILDFIRE TREE, MANAGEMENT AND THE ARBORIST 2 The Role of Arborists after Wildfire G M Moore Burnley College, University of Melbourne 500 Yarra Boulevard RICHMOND, Victoria, Australia, 3021 INTRODUCTION With changing weather patterns resulting in more extreme fire weather danger days, more intense fires and fires occurring in urban and peri-urban areas of …
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WILDFIRE, TREE MANAGEMENT AND THE ARBORIST – 1 Wildfire and Urban Trees
1 Wildfire and Urban Trees G M Moore Burnley College, University of Melbourne 500 Yarra Boulevard RICHMOND, Victoria, Australia, 3021 INTRODUCTION Wildfires, called bushfires in Australia, have been a common occurrence in many parts of Australia over the past 150-200 years. The ‘Black Saturday’ fires in the State of Victoria in February 2009 destroyed …
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