Some prescribed fires will be happening in Riding Mountain National Park over the next two months.
Officials say the park will remain open to visitors during the prescribed fires, although some areas may be closed for short periods of time to ensure the safety of visitors.
The fires are part of the park’s grasslands restoration project, which officials say works to reduce the danger of wildfire to the public, while improving the ecological health of forests and grasslands.
The areas that are targeted this year will be located between the Lake Katherine Road and the Whirlpool River, and between the south part of the Grey Owl trail and Highway 10.
The fires will be happening between October 1st and November 30 — when weather conditions permit.
