Part 6
If you haven’t burnt yet
Three things worth doing while the bush is intact. None of them take long, and every one is worth more now than it will be afterwards.
If your bush hasn’t burnt, or hasn’t burnt recently, now is the best time to prepare. Much of what this guide asks you to do after a fire is easier and more useful if you have a record of what was there before. Starting a species list, setting up photo points and doing the Part 1 desk work now means that if a fire does come, you can judge the recovery against what you had rather than guessing.