The Williams Lake Tribune

BC Wildfire Service to conduct prescribed burn along Highway 20

To prepare for the wildfire season, BC Wildfire is beginning its prescribed burns along Highway 20. The burning will begin as ...

Invasive grasses may be turning British Columbia's burn scars into the next wildfire

After a wildfire, the flames may fade, but the danger does not. A new study by UBC researchers reveals that burned landscapes ...

BC Wildfire Service says prescribed burn project near Seymour Arm could begin as early as next week

The BC Wildfire Service is warning residents of a prescribed burn starting next week in Seymour Arm as crews return to finish a fuel mitigation project from last year.

Wildfire risk reduction work at White Lake Grasslands near Oliver; trails close

BC Parks and BC Wildfire Service will be carrying out wildfire risk reduction at the White Lake Grasslands Protected ...
Canada's National Observer

Invasive grasses may pose deadly risk post-wildfire, UBC researcher says

While native plants were slow to recover, invasive grasses are starting to grow on bare, post-burn patches of ground in lower-elevation areas where people live, work and which they use for recreation.