Toronto to conduct controlled burn in High Park, South Humber Park in April

Toronto to conduct controlled burn in High Park, South Humber Park in April

The City of Toronto will light sections of High Park and South Humber Park on fire later this month to protect their ecosystems.

BC Wildfire Service schedules prescribed burn for Saulteau FirstNations - The Turtle Island News

By Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Energeticcity.ca MOBERLY LAKE, B.C. — Saulteau First Nations has prescribed “agricultural burns” taking place on its territory this weekend as wildfire season approaches. The burnings began on Thursday, April 3rd and will last until Saturday, April 5th, weather permitting. The burns are being done with the assistance of the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS). Its purpose is to reduce the risk of gras…

City of Toronto planning traditional and prescribed burns (Biinaakzigewok Anishnaabeg) in High Park and South Humber Park to protect important ecosystems

News Release April 7, 2025 Later this month, the City of Toronto plans to conduct prescribed burns in High Park and South Humber Park to help protect rare black oak savannah and woodland habitats.   Traditional and prescribed burns are deliberately set and carefully controlled fires that burn low to the ground to consume dried […]

The benefits of controlled heather burning

Uncategorized April 7, 2025 Uncategorized April 7, 2025 The benefits of controlled heather burning There are several clear winners as a result of controlled heather burning in our upland environments, as Alex Farrell explains.Cool burning is a traditional land management practice used in moorland and upland areas of the…