Western Catchment Management Authority (CMA) Aboriginal knowledge officer Ricky Archer said there had been a strong level of interest in the techniques.

"Landholders, Aboriginal people and interested observers are welcome to experience traditional Aboriginal burning techniques at either of the locations," Mr Archer said.

"Aboriginal people used low intensity fires which are referred to as a 'cool burn'. They also burnt vegetation in a mosaic pattern based on the grass or land type.

"Their purpose was to promote new vegetation growth and to encourage native species. The slower, less intense burn protected soil and vegetation health and encouraged biodiversity and used creeks and stony country as fire breaks," Mr Archer said.

James Foster, owner of Westleigh Station in the Narran Lakes area, says he has not always been a fan of using fire.

"I was against burning for many years. I was educated in the 1970s when the thinking was 'to love an unburnt country' and I was totally against fire. I just didn't want a big fire through the place, thinking it might burn all the grasses out and ruin the land," Mr Foster said.

Mr Foster turned to fire a number of years ago when he found other methods for managing invasive native scrub and was amazed by the results.

"We thought we'd give it a go and see what happened and the results were spectacular. It wasn't until we counted how many different types of grasses resulted after the fire that we realised just how good it was," he said.

Mr Foster says he's keen to learn more about different techniques for burning and how they can benefit his property. The first of two field days will be held on Myandatta Station near Bourke on July 16, while the second will be held on Westleigh Station on July 18.

The field day is the culmination of a series of eight knowledge workshops held throughout the Western Catchment.

The workshops were held in Walgett, Lightning Ridge, Brewarrina, Bourke, Menindee, Wilcannia, Cobar and Collarenebri to collect traditional knowledge for use in the Aboriginal Cultural Knowledge System, a web-enabled database that links users to relevant organisations, documents, audio and video files about Aboriginal cultural heritage in the Western Catchment.

While discussion topics included the uses of local plants, different techniques for caring for different land types and a range of research materials, the main focus of the workshops was the use of fire in traditional land management practices.

"We hope the field day will provide an opportunity for people to share their experiences, strengthen relationships between the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal community and encourage land managers to consider adopting a more traditional style of burn as part of their property management," Mr Archer said.

The Westleigh Station field day will start at 10am and morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea will be provided. For directions to Westleigh Station, 80 kilometres south-west of Walgett and to RSVP please phone Bill Kennedy, Aboriginal community support officer for the Walgett district, on 6828 0118. The workshops and field day was funded by the Australian government's Caring for our Country program.