The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, in co-operation with the Village of Lytton and the Lytton First Nation, is planning to conduct additional prescribed burns in the Lillooet Fire Zone to reduce wildfire threats.

The BC Wildfire Service is encouraging the public to exercise caution with any outdoor burning activities.

B.C.’s network of off-road vehicle-friendly backcountry trails is getting a boost, thanks to a new provincial government fund.

The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations has been issued a pesticide use permit to aerial-spray 182 hectares of residences, park and farm land around Elk Lake in Saanich with a spray approved for use on organic farms, to eradicate a growing population of gypsy moth and minimize the risk they pose to forests, farms, orchards and trees.

The Province has released the new, updated guide to freshwater fishing rules and regulations.

The next phase of the logging contractor sustainability review is underway, as the Province works to improve the competitiveness of British Columbia forest sector contractors and licensees.

The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations plans to conduct a series of prescribed burns at sites west and south of Williams Lake between April 1 and May 15, 2017, weather conditions permitting.

Smoke and flames from a 13-hectare prescribed burn project may be visible north of the Village of Clinton and west of Highway 97 between April 1 and April 30, 2017.