Trent Nelson is scheduled to speak at the March meeting of the Castlemaine Field Naturalists on the Murray Goldfields Cultural Burn program (Djandak Wi) and talk about the burns in the area of Castlemaine.
Trent is a Dja Dja Wurrung Traditional Owner. He works in the Forest Fire Operations Division, Department
of Energy, Environment and Climate Action.
Date: Friday 8 March – 7.30pm
Where: Fellowship Room, Uniting Church, Lyttleton Street, Castlemaine
More details soon or check out the CFN website: https://castlemainefieldnaturalists.org.au/
[Photo: Trent Nelson, 2016 at a Talking Fire event]
CFN meetings usually start with members’ observations – reports on interesting flora or fauna recorded during the previous month – followed by a talk from a guest speaker. Members and visitors are all welcome to attend.
And for those interested in research on the impacts of fire, here is a link to an article on the impacts of changing fire regimes on hollow-bearing trees in south-eastern Australia.
Talking Fire 