Parks Canada Vegetation Restoration Specialist Marcia DeWandel (left) explains how burned forests near Jasper are regrowing.
Winter's deep-freeze will soon slow down any regrowth happening in the charred areas of Jasper National Park. But for now, natural and human-assisted forest renewal efforts are well underway.Parks Canada officials venture out with the CBC’s Acton Clarkin to explore how vegetation and wildlife are recovering in Jasper National Park after July’s major wildfire.It's easy to spot contrasts in the forest landscape around Jasper National Park.
Flames ignited early in the season, DeWandel said, so "we had a lot of our grasses, and our early succession and fire-adapted plants, come back right away."Some trees and their roots were damaged so severely they will not grow back, she said, but others with sprawling root systems have a chance to regrow naturally.
The tree species was chosen because of its adaptations, like thick bark and deep root systems, which make it better suited to withstand future wildfires. Over the next several years, Parks Canada also plans to plant aspen and willow trees. Invasive alien species are insects, plants, animals and fungi that were introduced to areas outside of their natural range. They can be carried on people's shoes and gear by accident, according to Parks Canada.
"Once the berries do start coming back in that burnt forest, we expect to get really higher crops than we have , historically, when the forest was present there."
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