As part of the ongoing Community Wildfire Protect Plan (CWPP), today the City’s Forestry Initiatives Program began the fuel management project on Sugar Loaf Mountain. The project involves thinning and pruning trees and removing ladder fuels (forest debris that lets fire climb to the tree-tops). Part of the project will include a program of piling and burning when the proper venting for air quality allows.
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
The Sugar Loaf Mountain project will take place over the month of July and involve various areas on the mountain, affecting use in certain areas on certain days. Signage will be posted onsite, so please obey all signage and stay out of areas that are marked “active fuel management area”. We anticipate that the Dog Park will remain open for the entire duration of the project, if this changes we will let folks know.
If you have any questions, please call:
Erin Robinson
Forestry Initiatives Manager
250-255-6002
For more information about the Forestry Initiatives Program visit www.quesnel.ca/forestry-initiatives