207-161 Fire and Water Management

The subject covers the areas of:

• basic fire chemistry, behaviour and suppression;

• personal fire safety;

• principles of water movement in forested catchments and management of catchments for conservation of hydrologic and riparian values;

• assessment of physical and chemical fertility of Australian soils;

• soil texture, structure, organic matter, organisms, water and pH;

• soil degradation problems and control;

• soil acidity, salinity and erosion; and

• nutrient cycles and the selection, application and handling of fertilisers.

A 2-hour examination worth 50%, and up to three projects of a maximum of 2000 words each, totalling 50%