The safety of people, infrastructure and neighbouring lands is Parks Canada’s top priority.
Smoke and flames may be visible from a long distance, and smoke may drift to areas adjacent to the park. Neighbouring residents and property owners may experience some smoky conditions due to smoke travelling outside of the prescribed fire area.
Prescribed fire provides a safe and targeted way to reintroduce fire as a natural ecological process in ecosystems that historically depended on it to shape and maintain healthy landscapes. The prescribed fire in the Lake Audy area aims to improve the forage for bison, elk, deer, and other grazing wildlife, to maintain and restore prairie grasslands, and reduce the risk of a high-intensity wildfire happening in Riding Mountain National Park.
For up-to-date information about area or facility closures and other updates on the prescribed fire, please visit Riding Mountain National Park’s website at https://parks.canada.ca/pn-np/mb/riding and Facebook page at facebook.com/RidingNP.
More information about Parks Canada’s National Fire Management Program can be found at:
https://parks.canada.ca/nature/science/conservation/feu-fire.
Questions: fireRMNP-feuPNMR@pc.gc.ca
Media Requests: PNMR-media-RMNP@pc.gc.ca