Prescribed burning is planned for the Siwash area beginning as early as Wednesday Oc. 2, 2024, noted the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS).
The BCWS in collaboration with Yunesit’in First Nation and the Cariboo Chilcotin Natural Regional District, will be conducting burns for an area totalling 270 hectares in size at roughly 18 kilometers on the Newton Whitewater Road (7000 Road).
Burning could continue periodically until October 31, 2024.
Ignition will proceed only if conditions are suitable and allow for quick smoke dissipation. Smoke from this prescribed burn may be visible to commuters along Highway 20 from the Lees lookout at the Hanceville rest area to Puntzi Lake and Redstone, along the 900 road, and to the residences at Scum Lake.
The objective of this prescribed burn is to increase forest health by eradicating Dwarf Mistletoe, reduce fire hazard and prepare the site for replanting.
