Parks Canada Has released information on a series of controlled burns that will be taking place over the next several weeks In Riding Mountain National Park.
This will see several trail and day-use area closures.
The Central Trail between Long Lake Junction and Baldy Lake Junction, the Baldy Lake trail, Gunn Lake Trail, and Long Lake Trails.
Campsites at Whitewater, Gunn Lake, and Long Lake will also be closed during this operation.
Prescribed Fires remove fuel that could cause out-of-control wildfires in a controlled fashion, and often take years of planning and assessment.
These fires will mostly be on the southern side of the park in areas west of Minnedosa, and smoke will likely be visible in a very wide radius.
