Our tall, wet forests were not open and park-like when colonists arrived – and we shouldn’t be burning them
- Written by: David Lindenmayer, Professor, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
laurello/ShutterstockSome reports and popular books, such as Bill Gammage’s Biggest Estate on Earth, have argued that extensive areas of Australia’s forests were kept open through frequent burning by First Nations people. Advocates for widespread thinning and burning of these forests have relied on this belief. They argue fire is...
