The BC Wildfire Service will be conducting a series of controlled burns near Pidherny Road this month.
Spruce beetle "trap trees" will be piled and burned as part of a forest health and wildfire fuel management program, according to information released by the province.
Trap trees are trees that have been cut and left lying on the ground to attract mature spruce beetles in the spring. Beetles are more likely to infest a trap tree than a standing tree, so the use of trap trees can reduce the infestation of healthy trees nearby.
Burns will be conducted when weather and other conditions allow, between today and the end of the month.
BC Wildfire Service crews will be on the scene to control and monitor the burn piles.
The burns will conducted in the area west of Foothills Boulevard, north of North Nechako Road and south of Chief Lake Road.
VANDERHOOF BURN
The BC Wildfire Service is also conducting a controlled burn north of Vanderhoof during March.
The burn is being conducted to remove ground debris and wildfire fuel in the area, about 10 kilometres north of Vanderhoof.
The burns will be conducted near Striegler Road, between kilometres 2.5 and 4.
