Ecological Management & RestorationVolume 12, Issue 2 p. 84-92 FEATURE EcoFire: restoring the biodiversity values of the Kimberley region by managing fire Sarah Legge, Sarah LeggeSearch for more papers by this authorStephen Murphy, Stephen MurphySearch for more papers by this authorRichard Kingswood, Richard KingswoodSearch for more papers by this authorButch Maher, Butch MaherSearch for more papers by this authorDaniel Swan, Daniel SwanSearch for more papers by this author Sarah Legge, Sarah LeggeSearch for more papers by this authorStephen Murphy, Stephen MurphySearch for more papers by this authorRichard Kingswood, Richard KingswoodSearch for more papers by this authorButch Maher, Butch MaherSearch for more papers by this authorDaniel Swan, Daniel SwanSearch for more papers by this author First published: 24 July 2011 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1442-8903.2011.00595.xCitations: 67 Sarah Legge and Daniel Swan are with Australian Wildlife Conservancy (Mornington Sanctuary, PMB 925, Derby, WA 6728, Australia; Tel: +61 (0)8 9191 4619; Email: Sarah@australianwildlife.org; swanie@australianwildlife.org). Current address of Sarah Legge is also the North Australian Biodiversity Hub, (Charles Darwin University, Casuarina, NT 0909, Australia). Stephen Murphy was previously with Australian Wildlife Conservancy but is currently at MapIT (PO Box 500, Malanda, Qld 4885, Australia; Email: steve@mapit.net.au). Richard Kingswood, also previously with Australian Wildlife Conservancy; current address is NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (PO Box 72, Blackheath, NSW 2785, Australia; Email: Richard.Kingswood@environment.nsw.gov.au). Butch Maher operates All Sky Helicopters (PO Box 1251, Derby, WA 6728, Australia; Email: derbychopper@hotmail.com). This feature was developed to demonstrate how large-scale fire management and associated monitoring can be delivered in remote and biodiversity-rich regions. EcoFire is a strategic regional prescribed burning programme covering 5 million hectares of the Kimberley, Western Australia. It is based on a unique partnership of landholders, private conservation and government agencies. The project is causing a shift from regular, extensive, uncontrolled fires in the mid-to-late dry season, to early dry season fires that are smaller and less intense, thus improving habitat quality and the availability of unburnt vegetation across the landscape. Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume12, Issue2August 2011Pages 84-92 RelatedInformation