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Billowing Smoke
16 January 2009.
Bushfire in Kings Park was the work of an arsonist.
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Bushfire in Kings Park
16 January 2009.
Taken through Bus window.
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Aftermath of Kings Park Bushfire
04 February 2009.
Panorama of part of the 5 hectares which were burnt in Kings Park on 16 January.
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Approaching the Burnt Area seven weeks after Fire
04 March 2009.
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Hillside Burnt both sides of the Path
04 March 2009.
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Looking down the Hillside to Swan River
04 March 2009.
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Charred Signpost
04 March 2009.
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Law Walk in Kings Park is a popular Uurban Bushland Trail
04 March 2009.
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Blackened Trunks
04 March 2009.
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All Groundcover consumed by Fire
04 March 2009.
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Once a Tree Trunk, now Charcoal
04 March 2009.
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Charcoal and Ash
04 March 2009.
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New Green Zamia Fronds contrast with the Black
04 March 2009.
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Charred Grasstrees with a Tuft of Green at the Top
04 March 2009.
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New Life in the Zamia Fronds
04 March 2009.
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Trunk reduced to Charcoal
04 March 2009.
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Charred Grasstrees sprout new Tufts of Green
04 March 2009.
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View across the Burnt Ground to the Swan River
04 March 2009.
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Looking up the Slope of the Hillside
04 March 2009.
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Charcoal and Ash on the Hillside
04 March 2009.
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Charred Sheoak Seed Cones
04 March 2009.
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Sheoak Seed Cones burst by Heat and Seeds Dispersed
04 March 2009.
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A Blackened Skeleton
04 March 2009.
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Blackened Trunks on Bare Ground
04 March 2009.
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Habitat destroyed by Fire
04 March 2009.
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Ash and Charcoal are a grim reminder of the Fire
04 March 2009.
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Revisit to Bushfire Ravaged Area
25 May 2009. Four months after the Fire.
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New Life of young Hardenbergia
Rain has finally come to this scorched area. New life appears. 25 May 2009.
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The Green of New Life
25 May 2009.
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Suckers at the base of Charred Trunk
25 May 2009.
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Side-shoot from Sheoak Trunk
25 May 2009.
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Some may never Recover
25 May 2009.
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Charred Sheoak Trees
25 May 2009.
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Zamias have survived well
25 May 2009.
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Recovery is doubtful for this Tree
25 May 2009.
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Brown Leaves and Empty Seed Capsules
The seed has been dispersed and hopefully will bring new life.
25 May 2009.
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Green on Black
Green shoots on blackened trunks of Sheoaks and the green tuft on top of Grasstree. 25 May 2009.
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New Life on bare Soil
25 May 2009.
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Green sprouts from Sheoak Trunk
25 May 2009.
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River Views through Blackened Trunks
25 May 2009.
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Six Months after the Bushfire
30 July 2009.
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Recovery Slow even after Winter Rains
30 July 2009.
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Native Wisteria or Hardenbergia
New Life and Flowers from the Ashes. 30 July 2009.
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One Year after the Bushfire
21 January 2010.
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Dead Banksias on the downhill slope
21 January 2010.
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Looking up the slope of the Hill
21 January 2010.
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Re-growth struggles on this Sheoak Tree
21 January 2010.
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This Grasstree is a casualty
21 January 2010.
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Charred Trunks still remain
21 January 2010.
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Understorey regrowth
21 January 2010.
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Charred Trunks contrast with green regrowth
21 January 2010.
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Trees are Scarred for Life
21 January 2010.
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Grasstrees sent up long Flower Spikes after Fire
21 January 2010.
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Grasstree regeneration
21 January 2010.
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The struggle to survive
21 January 2010.
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Grasstrees, one survivor and one casualty
21 January 2010.
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New Life, but will it survive the long dry summer?
21 January 2010.
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Charred Trees are a stark reminder of Bushfire
12 September 2010.
Re-visit to Burnt area after 20 months.
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Swan River beyond the Scarred Timbers
12 September 2010.
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Yellow Buttercups brighten the Scene
12 September 2010.
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Scarlet Runner rising out of Charred Ground
12 September 2010.
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New Growth on Burnt Ground
12 September 2010.
Surviving in spite of an unusually dry winter with exceptionally cold nights.
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Carpet of New Growth
12 September 2010.
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Cottonheads
Conostylis
12 September 2010.
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Milkmaids
Burchardia umbellata
12 September 2010.
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Purple Tassels
Sowerbaea laxiflora
12 September 2010.
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Cowslip Orchids
Caladenia flava
12 September 2010.
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Green Jewel Beetle on Yellow Buttercup
12 September 2010.
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Swan River Myrtle
Hypocalymma robustum
12 September 2010.
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Swan River Myrtle
Hypocalymma robustum
12 September 2010.
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Regenerated Kangaroo Paws and Swan River Myrtle
12 September 2010.
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Mangles Kangaroo Paw
Anigozanthos manglesii
12 September 2010.
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Burnt Area Revisited
30 August 2012 -- Three and a half years after the dreadful bushfire of January 2009, the charred trunks tower above the fresh vegetation, including a stunning yellow wattle species.
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Bushfire Regeneration
30 August 2012. Yellow wattle contrasts with fresh green re-growth.
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Zamia (Macrozamia riedlei)
30 August 2012. Zamia surrounded by Native Wisteria and Prickly Moses.
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The Colours of Australian Nature
30 August 2012.
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Grasstree and Prickly Moses
30 August 2012.
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Banksia and Other Re-growth
30 August 2012.
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Regeneration of lower storey on slopes of Mt Eliza
30 August 2012. Three and a half years after the bushfire, young she-oaks have sprouted, wattle and native wisteria are blooming.
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Charred Trunks remain among New Growth
30 August 2012. Yellow Wattle on the left, Pink Swan River Myrtle on the right, and Purple Native Wisteria lower centre.
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Mangles Kangaroo Paw
30 August 2012. Backgound of re-growth wattle on previously charred ground.
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Swan River Myrtle
30 August 2012. Hypocalymma robustum re-gerated after bushfire.
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Native Wisteria
30 August 2012. Hardenbergia comptoniana twines over many of the fallen trees to hide the scars of bushfire.
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Prickly Moses (Acacia pulchella)
30 August 2012. The bright yellow of this wattle species adds colour to this once devastated area.
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