Bushfire assessments at Tas tourist site

Trees burned in recent bushfires at the Tahune Airwalk tourist site southwest of Hobart are being assessed for their safety risk.

Work has begun to assess the damage to bushfire-scored trees surrounding a popular tourism attraction southwest of Hobart.

The Riveaux Road fire, that sparked in mid-January and continues to burn, caused significant damage to the Tahune Airwalk, which remains closed indefinitely.

Charred trees at the site are being examined by arborists for their safety risk, with an assessment of infrastructure at the site to follow.

"Their work involves identifying how we can potentially minimise the impact to the damaged trees and recognising where we can treat the tree it instead of removing it," Sustainable Timber Tasmania's Sarah Vautin said on Friday.

"Where possible, we want to maintain the integrity of the forest."

Fires across Tasmania burned through more than 200,000 hectares of bushland over summer and destroyed several homes.

The Bureau of Meteorology has warned people visiting firegrounds on Monday that damaged trees could be dangerous in windy conditions.

Monday is forecast to be Tasmania's windiest day since early November, with gusts of up to 100km/h possible across much of the state.


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