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Indigenous folks using fire beneficially isn't unique to Australia; it's also used by folks native to California. I've helped with burns used to knock back plan
by kaikai 8y ago
Indigenous folks using fire beneficially isn't unique to Australia; it's also used by folks native to California. I've helped with burns used to knock back plants like hazelnut so they'll produce long thin branches ideal for basketry. Here's an article that discusses the same idea in a north american context: https://www.hcn.org/articles/tribal-affairs-california-wildfires-werent-always-this-destructive https://www.hcn.org/articles/tribal-affairs-california-wildf...
- dwd 8y agoA lot of native Australian flora requires fire conditions to germinate: the Banksia and Wattle for example which are often among the first plants to reappear after a bushfire.
- pvaldes 8y agoRestore is a relative word. It seems that all the ecosystem not tolerant to fire or acumulating water was wiped long time ago, thousands of plants, animals and fungi went extinct and is not possible to restore it anymore, so we stick with the second best forever When all was turned into a frypan, adding oil and burning it regularly helps, but this does not mean that other ways weren't possible.