Fire management on central Cape York Peninsula
This booklet, produced by Tropical Savannas CRC for Cape York Peninsula Pastoralists Landcare, explores fire management issues in central Cape York Peninsula. It describes the main country types and their grazing and wildlife values, as well as optimum fire management for maintaining them. It uses the make believe property, Pretend Plains, to demonstrate best practice fire management for cattle grazing, taking conservation into account, and provides a calendar for planning fire activities.
It can be downloaded as a complete document, or in separate sections.
Documents
Central Cape York Peninsula Fire Plan - Complete file
A guide to managing fire on pastoral properties in central Cape York Peninsula, based on experience of local pastoralists and advisers. It uses the make-believe property, Pretend Plains, as an example of best practice fire management for both pastoral and conservation management. [pdf 1.2 Mb]
Central Cape York Peninsula fire plan 1 Why manage fire
[pdf 125.6 kb]
Central Cape York Peninsula fire plan 2 Impacts of fire in different seasons
[pdf 206.5 kb]
Central Cape York Peninsula fire plan 3 Things to consider
[pdf 262.4 kb]
Central Cape York Peninsula fire plan 4 and 5 Fire management for each country type
[pdf 481.6 kb]
Central Cape York Peninsula fire plan 6 and 7 Fire management on example property
[pdf 571.3 kb]
Central Cape York Peninsula fire plan 8 Fire management calendar
[pdf 81.3 kb]


