Controlled burn at Sask. provincial park preserves ecosystem

SASKATOON – A controlled fire was set at Saskatchewan Landing Provincial Park to help preserve the province’s natural ecosystem.

The Brunyee Drainage site was tentatively scheduled to start burning on Wednesday around 2.5 km west of the Goodwin House.

Trained personal were brought in along with foam-dispensing trucks to ensure public safety and protection of adjacent lands.

Burning is the first step in a series of treatments that will eventually convert the non-native crested wheatgrass field into newly-grown native grassland.

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The Ministry of Parks, Culture and Sport says native prairie is an important and increasingly scarce part of Saskatchewan’s natural heritage.

Approximately 60 hectares of land was prescribed for the project and completion is expected to take four to seven years.

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