heathwallum's Identifications

This area of tall eucalypt forest with palms experienced a fire in mid-Nov 2019. The fire was part of a major blaze that burnt large tracts of forest on both sides of the NSW-Qld border.

In this gully many palm trees suffered scorching of their fronds; however, since then new fronds have appeared on most palm trees. The tall eucalypts show scorched bases. Subsequent regrowth of ground cover has been vigorous.

This particular area of Eucalyptus forest (on the north-western side of Peregian Springs) was burnt on 18 Dec 2019.
ERP member “brushtail” has previously reported observations from visiting the site in Feb 2020.

Mature trees that burnt are generally showing new leaf growth, whereas some smaller trees have died. Many new ground plants are growing vigorously.

Media reports from 2019 state that the Peregian Springs area experienced fires during both September and December. The site is close to residences where evacuations were carried out on those occasions. This location is about 3.5 kms west of Peregian Beach.