Managing Native Vegetation before, during and after bushfire
March 2020
South East Sustainable Land Management team
Local Land Services is helping land managers, with RU zoned properties, with advice on native vegetation management before, during and after bushfires. We have a range of information and staff available to support you.
There are a range of options available, which may include clearing vegetation to protect rural infrastructure, to land managers who have not yet been fire affected, or who have been affected and may be looking at preparedness options for future events. If you want to investigate clearing to protect your infrastructure, please talk to us.
If a bushfire is threatening people, animals or property, land managers can remove native vegetation if directed by the NSW Rural Fire Service for emergency firefighting or emergency hazard reduction.
When a bushfire has passed and the clean-up is underway, land managers have options such as removing fallen timber that is on the ground and lopping parts of fire-damaged trees, whilst maintaining the integrity of the live tree.
Land managers can also consider their options for managing native vegetation for safety, productivity and the environment, at any time, under the Land Management Framework.
Depending on the circumstances, different rules apply so come and talk us and we can provide individual advice specific to your property.
We have a set of fact sheets on managing native vegetation to prepare for bushfires, during a bushfire emergency and after an emergency has passed. These are available at www.lls.nsw.gov.au/help-and-advice/land-management-in-nsw/resources
- managing native vegetation to prepare for a bushfire
- managing native vegetation during a bushfire emergency
- managing native vegetation after a bushfire emergency.
Contact the team:
Goulburn/Southern Highlands/South Coast: Maureen Zeschke 0429 816 939
Eurobodalla/Far South Coast: Leanna Moerkerken 0427 291 798
Monaro: David Eddy 0409 809 223
Yass/Boorowa/Queanbeyan Palerang: Christian Wythes 0407 063 864