Friday, October 15, 2010

Precribed Burn Planned


The Ministry of Natural Resources is planning to conduct a prescribed burn Friday northwest of Atikokan.

The 112 hectare burn will be in an area of blowdown forest within the Turtle River-White Otter Provincial Park.

The area is part of a large swath of forest damaged by huge winds in 2007.

Ministry officials says the burn is part of a research project to determine how fire reacts in the blowdown.