You know a location is very windy when the trees and shrubs permanently lean in one direction. They might even be one-sided, with no foliage and scarred bark on the exposed side. Obviously, they will lean away from the strongest Read More …
(Continued from Part 1.) Tasmania’s Central Plateau is the stronghold of pencil pines and has seen frequent, localized, low severity fires since before the British occupied the country. Fires lit by graziers have burnt much of the Plateau (particularly in Read More …
The past summer was an unusual one: it was the hottest summer on record in Tasmania and in the western half of the state rainfall was slightly below average following a record dry spring, driven in part by a strong Read More …