PEMBERTON \u2013 The BC Wildfire Service and Sea to Sky Natural Resource District will be supporting L\u00edl\u0313wat Nation and L\u00edl\u0313wat Forestry Ventures in conducting a cultural burn covering up to 5.6 hectares in the Pemberton Zone of the Coastal Fire Centre. The burn site will be approximately 40 kilometres west-northwest of Pemberton in the Lillooet River valley, between North Creek and Sampson Creek, upslope of Q\u00e1m\u0313tmin\u0313twal\u0313 Stswaw\u0313cw where North Creek joins the Lillooet River.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Smoke may be visible from Pemberton Meadows and from certain vantages within Pemberton and Mount Currie. The exact timing of this burn will depend on suitable weather and site conditions, but it could begin as early as Saturday, April 11. Burning will proceed if conditions allow for smoke dispersal during burn operations, although smoke may also linger in the following days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Key goals of this cultural burn include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fire is a natural, normal process for many ecosystems in B.C, and the L\u00edl\u0313wat Nation has utilized fire to nurture the land since time immemorial. The BC Wildfire Service is working with L\u00edl\u0313wat Nation, L\u00edl\u0313wat Forestry Ventures, and other partners to help reduce the severity of future wildfires and related threats to communities through the application of planned, intentional fire on the land base. These projects are carefully planned and proceed only under appropriate conditions to prioritize the safety of both communities and fire practitioners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cultural burning is a practice that has existed for millennia. It holds different meanings for different Indigenous communities but is often defined as the controlled application of fire on the landscape to achieve specific cultural objectives. Common objectives for cultural burning include, but are not limited to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For many ecosystems throughout B.C., fire plays a key role in maintaining ecological health. Eliminating fire from forests, grasslands and other fire-dependent landscapes can alter ecosystems, affect key species and negatively impact wildlife populations. The primary ecosystem objective for this project is to enhance the abundance of native plants and fungi whose growth is stimulated by fire, improve ungulate browse, and maintain healthy nutrient cycling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Visit the BC Wildfire Service\u2019s webpage<\/a> on cultural and prescribed fire (C&Rx) or prescribedfire.ca<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC), exposure to smoke can irritate lungs, cause inflammation, and alter immune function. For more information, including how to reduce your exposure to smoke, visit: BCCDC – Wildfire Smoke<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n To report a wildfire, unattended campfire, or open burning violation, call 1 800 663-5555 tollfree, *5555 on a cell phone, or submit an electronic report through the BC Wildfire public mobile app<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For the latest information on current wildfire activity, burning restrictions, and more:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Jordon Gabriel Sea to Sky Natural Resource District PEMBERTON \u2013 The BC Wildfire Service and Sea to Sky Natural Resource District will be supporting L\u00edl\u0313wat Nation and L\u00edl\u0313wat Forestry Ventures in conducting a cultural burn covering up to 5.6 hectares in the Pemberton Zone of the Coastal Fire Centre. The burn site will be approximately 40 kilometres west-northwest of Pemberton in the Lillooet … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8186,"featured_media":23778,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[543,82,503],"class_list":["post-28397","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-information-bulletins","tag-app","tag-cofc","tag-prescribed-fire"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28397","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8186"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28397"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28397\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28677,"href":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28397\/revisions\/28677"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23778"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28397"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28397"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/bcwildfire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28397"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
L\u00edl\u0313wat Forestry Ventures
604-894-6145
Fire Information Officer
Coastal Fire Centre | BC Wildfire Service
250-951-4209 | BCWS.CoFCInfo@gov.bc.ca<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ministry of Forests
604-898-2100 | FOR.SeaToSky@gov.bc.ca<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"