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Elle Bowd

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Victoria’s mountain ash forests naturally thin their trees. So why do it with machines?

There’s a new plan to manage Victoria’s forests. But if it uses machines to ‘thin’ trees this could affect wildlife and increase bushfire risk.

04.02.2026 10

The Conversation

Elle Bowd

Colonisation cleared 95% of these woodlands – Indigenous cultural burning is bringing it back

New research shows how Western science can support cultural burning to deliver benefits across cultures – as well as for nature.

17.06.2025 6

The Conversation

Elle Bowd