alt Hacker NewsThat was a great read. I visited Kangaroo Island some months after the fire mentioned in the article, and the regrowth was something to behold. Vast sweeping hills of blackened tree trunks, all covered in winding regrowth in vivid greens, with flowering undergrowth spreading across the forest floor. The devastation was clear, but just as evident was that the ecosystem has the capability to withstand and thrive after a wildfire.
It was an incredible trip, and the locals were very excited to have tourists supporting the economy there. I can highly recommend it, especially for anyone with a lean towards exploring nature. The free flight raptor show was very cool, you get to see a whole bunch of unique Australian birds in a fairly relaxed environment for the birds, sometimes they decide not to be part of the show and just fly away for a while.
The landscape is indescribable, even for Australia which is already quite unique.
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Just teaches you that wild fires, maybe not as devastating than that one, are parts of nature. They have a great exhibition at Wind Cave NP in South Dakota. They show a series of photos explaining how the prairie recovers after a wild fire. Seeing the number of days between the Fotos and how fast nature can recover at least visually is awesome.
we did a christmas vacation there one year. spoke to the neighbors and the next thing you know we were jumped into the local christmas potluck celebration. my nephew even got called up on stage to see santa and get a present!
I've been there several times including one memorable time after the fires, and like you said, the colour of the new undergrowth was remarkable - quite lurid and alien even. The fire prompted the grass trees to almost all throw up their flower spikes simultaneously which was stunning.
I threw a few of my photos on Imgur in case anyone is interested. https://imgur.com/a/hERMF9O