Bushfires will always occur due to natural causes. However, they do play an instrumental part in the regeneration of native flora. With this is mind, it’s still difficult to look at the landscape knowing that the natural process has been altered by the introduction of Buffel grass. The weed burns at a much higher temperature than most species in Australia, allowing its destructiveness to ravage the landscape.
My fiancée and I came across this area on the side of the road following the widespread fires this January. It had me thinking that without the Buffel creating a fiery trail between all the native species, there would have been enough space between the shrubs and trees to restrict the fires movement.