Ecological resources
The Hotspots ecological literature reviews provide a detailed discussion on the relationship between fire and different vegetation communities. Fire is a feature of the NSW landscape - but how much is appropriate? These reviews seek to address this question for some of the major vegetation types found in the Northern Rivers, Southern Rivers, Central West, Hunter-Central Rivers and Namoi CMA regions.
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Managing fire on your property: Northern Rivers Region 2024 [1520 KB]
This landholder booklet provides an introduction to fire management for the protection of life and property while ensuring healthy productive landscapes in which biodiversity is protected and maintained. Updated in 2024.
27th February 2024 -
Managing fire on your property: Southern Rivers 2024 [1541 KB]
This landholder booklet provides an introduction to fire management for the protection of life and property while ensuring healthy productive landscapes in which biodiversity is protected and maintained. Updated in 2024.
27th February 2024 -
Managing fire on your property: Hawkesbury-Nepean Region 2024 [1514 KB]
This landholder booklet provides an introduction to fire management for the protection of life and property while ensuring healthy productive landscapes in which biodiversity is protected and maintained. Updated in 2024.
27th February 2024 -
Ecological Site Assessment & Monitoring of Bush Fire Management_Landholder Guide [1754 KB]
A practical guide to assist landholders to set objectives and measure outcomes of land management activities. By applying the simple site assessment, monitoring and evaluation techniques outlined in this guide, landholders can identify changes in vegetation communities and fuel loads, and refine and update property management plans and actions over time.
6th December 2018 -
Fire Weeds and Native Vegetation of NSW [1338 KB]
This review considers literature relevant to the interactions of fire with weeds in all vegetation communities across New South Wales, with a specific focus on a limited subset of significant weeds.
21st March 2018 -
Fire and Weeds Landholder Booklet [2076 KB]
This booklet translates the science from the Hotspots scientific review of the interaction between Fire and Weeds in the Native Vegetation of NSW Introducing the relationship between fire and native vegetation, fire and weeds in different vegetation types, as well as some of the factors which influence these interactions.
27th July 2017 -
Fire and Grazing in the Northern Rivers_Draft 1 Penny Watson 2006 [556 KB]
A literature review exploring the role of fire in grazed native vegetation, and investigating whether fire regimes compatible with both these management aims can be identified.
9th December 2015 -
Fire and Vegetation of the Murray [1927 KB]
A literature review of fire and vegetation for the Murray region, M.S. Graham, P. Watson, & D. Tierney, 2015
15th October 2015 -
Fire and Vegetation of the Murrumbidgee [1954 KB]
A summary of fire and the vegetation in the Murrumbidgee region, M.S. Graham, P. Watson, & D. Tierney, 2015
15th October 2015 -
Managing fire on your property_Murray region [1668 KB]
Developed specifically for landholders in the Murray region, this booklet provides an introduction to how fire can be managed for healthy productive landscapes and also presents a framework for incorporating fire into property management planning.
6th July 2015 -
Fire and Vegetation of the Border Rivers-Gwydir Region [2273 KB]
A literature review of the fire and vegetation of the Border Rivers-Gwydir region by Mark Graham, Penny Watson and David Tierney, 2014.
20th February 2015 -
Managing fire on your property: Border Rivers-Gwydir region [1531 KB]
Developed specifically for landholders in the Border Rivers-Gwydir region, this booklet provides an introduction to how fire can be managed for healthy productive landscapes and also presents a framework for incorporating fire into property management planning.
1st August 2014 -
Managing fire on your property: Murrumbidgee region [1471 KB]
Developed specifically for landholders in the Murrumbidgee, this booklet provides an introduction to how fire can be managed for healthy productive landscapes and also presents a framework for incorporating fire into property management planning.
5th June 2014 -
Managing Native Grasslands [568 KB]
Managing Native Grasslands: A guide to management for conservation, production and landscape protection
2nd June 2014 -
Fire and vegetation of the Lachlan region [1873 KB]
This literature review for the Lachlan region has information relevant to the Murrumbidgee. The sections on fire and vegetation of the southern highlands and other areas will be of particular interest.
2nd June 2014 -
Fire and the Vegetation of the Lachlan Region [1873 KB]
A literature review of the fire and vegetation of the Lachlan region by Mark Graham, Penny Watson and David Tierney.
19th December 2013 - Managing fire on your property: Lachlan region [3016 KB] 17th October 2012
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Fire and Vegetation of the Southern Rivers [1565 KB]
A literature review of the Southern Rivers region, P. Watson, 2006.
14th November 2011 -
Fire and Vegetation of the Namoi CMA [823 KB]
A literature review for the Namoi CMA, D. Tierney and P. Watson, 2009.
14th November 2011 -
Fire and the Vegetation of the Central West region [1112 KB]
A literature review for the Central Rivers region, P. Watson, 2007.
14th November 2011 -
Fire and Vegetation of the Hunter Central Rivers Region [4790 KB]
A literature review for the Hunter Central Rivers region, D. Tierney and P. Watson, 2009.
14th November 2011 -
Fire Frequency Guidelines and the Vegetation of the Northern Rivers Region [473 KB]
A literature review of fire and vegetation in the Northern Rivers region by Dr Penny Watson, 2006.
12th November 2011