Subalpine regions struggle to recover after 2019-20 bushfires as eucalypt forests fare better

The Bushfire Recovery Project, led by five scientists, is tracking forest regrowth in NSW and Victoria using data gathered by citizen scientists

Forests in some subalpine areas near Mount Kosciuszko and in Victoria's East Gippsland region are struggling to recover from the 2019-20 bushfires, according to researchers examining the aftermath of the disaster.

But eucalypts in forested areas of the New South Wales south coast appear to be recovering well, say the scientists, who are tracking the sites using data gathered by groups of citizen scientists.