VERNON – People from Vernon east to Cherryville may see smokey skies this month as fires are deliberately set to help restore natural eco-systems in the area.
The two controlled burns by the Wildlife Management Branch will scorch about 75 hectares over several phases in March starting as early as Tuesday.
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The low intensity ground fires are meant to renew grasslands and mature timber. open forests by limiting tree encroachment.
The prescribed burns also reduce fuel loads thereby limiting the risk of intense wildfires.
The fires also control insect populations and the spread of forest diseases while improving forage for some wildlife populations.
They will be lit when weather conditions are favourable and will be continuously monitored by trained fire-fighting crews.
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