People using the Wonderland Trail Network may notice smoke and hear crews working as work begins to reduce future fire risks at the trails. The work will continue through winter.
Crews will work on thinning, falling and burning any materials that may be flammable to help reduce the risk of fire spreading. Burning won't be near the trails, but the smoke may affect the trails' users as they will remain open to the public. The city asks that people using the trails follow signage posted around the network.
The combination of falling, thinning, and pile-burning are being carried out to:
• Reduce the chance of a catastrophic wildfire destroying critical infrastructure (homes, communications towers, water towers, etc.)
• Improve forest health and animal habitat
• Generate less smoke than out-of-control wildfires
• Protect the recreation values
• Further our mission of managing the landscape and improving ecosystem health
Residents and trail users may hear crews working with power saws and may experience smoke during pile burning.
The management will reduce the risk as it takes away some of the potential fuel a fire may need to grow.
