The Wildfire Management Branch is encouraging the public to exercise caution with any outdoor burning, due to dry and windy conditions.

The first aerial-spraying treatment period to remove gypsy moths from Surrey and Delta will run from Wednesday, April 15 to Saturday, April 18, weather permitting.

A significant rockfall event last week has closed the Trans-Canada Trail and Kettle Valley Rail Trail between Princeton and Coalmont to all users until further notice.

The District of Kent will continue operations of Kilby Historic Site and neighbouring campground with a new heritage site management agreement beginning April 1, Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson announced.

Bird lovers are encouraged to help protect bird populations and prevent the spread of infectious diseases through the regular cleaning of birdfeeders and birdbaths.

The Wildfire Management Branch will be conducting a prescribed burn near Tulip Creek in Syringa Provincial Park between March 13 and March 31, weather conditions permitting, in conjunction with BC Parks and BC Hydro's Fish and Wildlife Compensation Program.

Members of the Province's new Rural Advisory Council were announced by Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson and Parliamentary Secretary Donna Barnett.

Smoke and flames from a prescribed burn may be visible north of the Village of Clinton and west of Highway 97 from March 11-31, 2015.