After a rather over exuberant “controlled” burn in April, 2021, this forest is beginning to show signs of recovery now it’s spring after some decent, consistent rainfall.
Re-growth is slow but progressing with ferns, fungi and orchids re-establishing in the burnt earth.
You can see from the image above how high the flames were, this was no slow, low-heat burn.
Many tree bases were compromised by fire, some have fallen, many are weakened, but most will survive.
Two weeks later, after a good soaking rain …
As life returns to this once scorched earth, I hope to re-visit and share it’s re-birth with you. The Australian bush is built to burn and is very resilient.
The next post will show a surprise find in this recovering area, something I was unaware of and have never seen before!
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👌👌👌📷 I really like the switch to bw … the same photo but a much deeper concept
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Thanks, I edited the mono version first, a week later I forgot I’d done it and re-edited it in colour!
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I am so happy to hope this forest will recover ..due to this terrible fire.
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Thank you, I look forward to sharing its recovery with you 🙂
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Was a controlled burn really needed?
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There was a lot of “fuel” build up on the ground of this north facing slope, but they burnt it way too hot. I plan to get some shots of a non-burnt area to compare.
In 1967 massive fires ripped through Hobart and surrounds – houses were lost in the valley where I now live. Hopefully small burn-offs like this will make an inevitable BIG bush fire more manageable before it hits the suburbs!
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I see, thanks for the desription, Tone. I was 7 in 67, LOL!
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I was born in ’67, about 8 months after the fire.
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The regeneration takes time but it is amazing.
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I’m looking forward to following it’s recovery. This burnt patch isn’t far from my home but I’ve never spent much time there, a great place to explore!
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Just amazing pictures. Nature has a fantastic ability to recover as long the humans leave it be. Love the ant picture!
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Thank you 😀 It’s amazing how resilient nature and life can be. You would think nothing could have survived the intense heat!
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Interesting photos, Tone. Having just read today’s recap of the devastation of our Giant Sequoias, fires are constantly on our minds in California. 😦
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Thanks, I’ve seen some footage of the devastating Californian fires, looks scary!! Something we unfortunately have in common and likely to become worse 😦
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That’s quite a transformation! Looking at the first photo it didn’t seem possible.
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After looking pretty bleak all winter it’s now greening up pretty quickly with timely rain and sunshine to warm the soil. Hopefully this summer isn’t too harsh so it gets a chance to establish again.
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