Backing onto bush - A bushfire awareness workshop
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Backing onto bush - A bushfire awareness workshop

Date & time
Sat 20 Jul 2024
12:00pm to 4:00pm
Add to Calendar 2024-07-20 12:00 2024-07-20 16:00 Australia/Brisbane Backing onto bush - A bushfire awareness workshop Are you ready for bushfire season? Join us for a free interactive half-day workshop where you&rsquo;ll learn about getting ready for bushfire season, fire ecology and what keeps the bush healthy. You&rsquo;ll also be doing a walking tour with environmental experts to learn about how bushfires start and grow, and how they impact your local bushland. Walk away from the workshop with the ability to:<ul> <li>Observe the health of your local environment</li> <li>Identify vegetation types and key habitat</li> <li>Understand fuel loads</li> <li>Recognise fire history</li> <li>Monitor vegetation and wildlife</li> <li>Follow regulations in your area.</li></ul> Catering and supporting materials will be provided for all participants. <em>This event is being delivered in partnership with Brisbane City Council and supported by the Queensland Fire &amp; Biodiversity Consortium and Get Ready Queensland.</em> Karawatha Forest Park and Discovery Centre, 149 Acacia Road, Karawatha
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Age

Open

Cost

Free

Are you ready for bushfire season? Join us for a free interactive half-day workshop where you’ll learn about getting ready for bushfire season, fire ecology and what keeps the bush healthy.

You’ll also be doing a walking tour with environmental experts to learn about how bushfires start and grow, and how they impact your local bushland.

Walk away from the workshop with the ability to:

  • Observe the health of your local environment
  • Identify vegetation types and key habitat
  • Understand fuel loads
  • Recognise fire history
  • Monitor vegetation and wildlife
  • Follow regulations in your area.

Catering and supporting materials will be provided for all participants.

This event is being delivered in partnership with Brisbane City Council and supported by the Queensland Fire & Biodiversity Consortium and Get Ready Queensland.

Bookings

Bookings required via Eventbrite.

Venue

Karawatha Forest Park and Discovery Centre, 149 Acacia Road, Karawatha

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