A series of ecosystem restoration burns is being planned for the Satellite Hill and South Fork areas east of Vernon.

The Southeast Fire Centre is asking the public to exercise caution with any outdoor burning activities, due to an increased wildfire risk in the region.

After an extensive review, acting chief forester Diane Nicholls announced an allowable annual cut of 196,000 cubic metres for the Cassiar Timber Supply Area effective immediately - a decrease of 36% from the 305,000 cubic metres per year set in 2001.

The Wildfire Management Branch is working with the Lytton First Nation to burn approximately 50 hectares of land next to the Village of Lytton, on the west side of the Fraser River.

Comments are being accepted until May 3, 2015, on a new discussion paper released today as part of a comprehensive timber supply review for the Fraser Timber Supply Area.

Okanagan Valley residents are invited to attend an open house in Osoyoos on March 11 or in Oliver on March 12 to discuss the impacts of off-road vehicles on sensitive ecosystems on Oliver Mountain and the Osoyoos West Bench.

After more than 10 years of review and negotiations, it's time to put the issue of wildlife-harvest allocation behind us and have some certainty.

The new allowable annual cut for the Williams Lake Timber Supply Area has been reduced from 5.77 million cubic metres to three million cubic metres.