Planting grass is key to prevent future Australian wildfires

Copyright Casey Kirchhoff/AP

Copyright Casey Kirchhoff/AP

By Doloresz Katanich with AP

Published on 30/06/2020 - 17:00•Updated 01/07/2020 - 09:45

Ecologists say native grasses could be crucial in protecting the environment from future fires.

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Greenery is returning to parts of the Adelaide Hills in Southern Australia, after they were devastated by bushfires late last year.

Ecologist Joan Gibbs is on a mission to heal the scorched earth from the ground up, using native grasses and other innovative techniques to safeguard the land from further destruction.

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