The Royal Botanical Gardens (RBG) in the Hamilton-Burlington area is alerting nearby residents and drivers of a controlled burn limiting access to areas of the nature sanctuary during the mid-day and afternoon on Friday.
The historic site will restrict access to Princess Point and a site near the Arboretum in the Cootes Paradise Nature Sanctuary affecting the east end of the Anishinaabe waadiziwin Trail.
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The burn, between 11:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. on April 14, is to mimic a natural process to sustain threatened tallgrass prairie and savannah ecosystems by clearing invading trees and Eurasian invasive plant species.
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Controlled burns are typically undertaken in the spring or fall as determined by regular monitoring, according to the RGB.
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