Planned Burns In The Cariboo

Sunday, April 10, 2011 05:10 AM

Prince George, B.C. - Depending on weather conditions, prescribed burning could get underway near Williams Lake tomorrow...

The burns are planned for ecosystem restoration purposes and are set to take place in the Riske Creek/Becher Prairie area, approximately 50-kilometres west of Williams Lake and north of Highway 20. The burns will cover an estimated 200-hectares. The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resources Operations is advising that smoke could possibly affect visibility for highway traffic.

This fire is part of an ongoing restoration program administered by the provincial government in collaboration with First Nations, local ranchers, Grasslands Conservation Council, B.C. Wildlife Federation, and the Cariboo-Chilcotin Conservation Society.

Historically, the grasslands in the Cariboo-Chilcotin were renewed through frequent, low-intensity ground fires. Such fires prevented tree encroachment, rejuvenated understory plants and maintained more open grasslands and forests with large trees. The reintroduction of managed, low-intensity ground fires to these grasslands is intended to restore and maintain the traditional grassland plant communities that are natural for these areas.

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Posted on Sunday, April 10, 2011 05:10 AM in News by 250 News

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Posted by: Andyfreeze on April 10 2011 9:28 AM

Global warming,depletion of the ozone layer,acid rain,carbon footprints,melting polar icecap,save the polar bears...but HEY!,,,you guys get rid of those damn smoky woodstove,ya hear?
Hard to believe they still do this?
Thought that was taboo now?

Posted by: gus on April 10 2011 9:39 AM

A drive along HWY 3 at this time of year indicates that grass burning is still a common treatment for private land owners.

Posted by: seamutt on April 10 2011 10:16 AM

So we pay a corbon tax, or carbon dioxide tax or what ever it is, then they go ahead an do a bio burn or slash burn or what ever. Carbon tax, you folks like paying that BS for what?

Posted by: Andyfreeze on April 10 2011 11:08 AM

Amen seamutt..that's about the size of it!
We must like paying for BS, because we just keep on paying!
We also keep re-electing it!

Posted by: gamblor on April 10 2011 9:39 PM

Even if you don't burn and pay through the nose and burn diesel to till and re-seed, the $$$greenies$$$ complain. Nothing you do is good enough. We are all just parasites. the best you could do is kill yourself and donate your estate to some carbon credit scam.

Posted by: supertech on April 10 2011 11:13 PM

I am especially fond of the stupidity in "trapping" CO2 and putting it underground. That about takes the top prize for dumb ass ideas.

Posted by: seamutt on April 10 2011 11:27 PM

Me thinks the government nows this C02 thing is all BS, the burning is evidence of that, but like the tax.

Here is an interesting read http://wattsupwiththat.com/2011/04/10/climate-models-go-cold/