Posted
News Release
As part of our ongoing Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP), if proper venting for air quality is favourable, controlled burning will be taking place April 1-April 3 on a fuel management site in the South Hills subdivision on the grazing lease (Gassoff’s Range).
The combination of thinning and burning will:
- Reduce the chance of a catastrophic wildfire destroying critical infrastructure (homes, communications towers, water tower etc.)
- Improve forest health and animal habitat
- Generate less smoke than out-of-control wildfires
- Protect recreation values
- Further our mission of managing the landscape and improving ecosystem health
Residents in the area will hear crews working with power saws and mobile wood chippers, and may experience smoke during burning of piles.
If you have any questions, please contact:
Erin Robinson
Forestry Initiatives Manager
250-255-6002
For more information about the Forestry Initiatives Program visit www.quesnel.ca/forestry-initiatives