Fire

These pictures were taken the day after the fire which was believed started deliberately with another fire started in the reed beds of the lake on the Eastern side.  I walked through the burnt out section of the reed beds and picked up over 40 burnt golf balls.  Must be used as a practice range from time to time.  Hope they yelled "FORE" before they belted the ball.

 Native plants can cope with the occasional fire  and fire is an essential part of the reproductive cycle of some plant species.  There seems to be no policy on fire in bush forever sites other than to react vigorously to put out any  started by arsonists or lightning.  To do this often a bobcat or bulldozer is used to clear a fire break.  The fire break then becomes a new route for weeds and bush walkers to enter the bush causing further degradation.  Disturbance of the soil takes many years to repair if it ever does in this low rainfall climate.  A better policy could be adopted with the needs of the bush plants as the main criteria.