Dean Sheen is the Fire Manager for Sustainable Timber Tasmania, one of Tasmania's three firefighting agencies responsible for fuel reduction burning, and regeneration burns within Tasmania's forests.

"We are mimicking nature. Eucalypt forests rely on fire to regenerate. If you see an area that's been burnt by wildfire, you'll see afterwards that the forest comes back. It regenerates. We know the land, we know our bush, we know how it works. We know fire. Managing these forests sustainably like we do, we return them to what they can be; a young, fresh, vibrant forest that has the best start in life."

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Links & Show Notes:

• STT – Sustainable Timber Tasmania
• Sustainable Forest Management, explained
• PTPZ – Permanent Timber Production Zone
• Regeneration Burns
• Tasmania's Forest Practices System
• Tasmania's Managed Forests
• Coordinated Smoke Management System
• EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Episode Sponsor:

• Tasmanian Timber