“There were a number of fires started, either accidentally or not, that we’re very fortunate we got under control a couple years previous, so it was very high on the list as an area to protect.'
The Ministry of Forests has long recognized Pidherny Recreation Site was a high-risk area for wildfire.
“It was very high on the list as an area to protect,” said Hayley DeBianchi, the ministry’s land and resources coordinator for Wildfire Risk Reduction in the Prince George District. No new roads were plowed through the Pidherny forest, either to create firebreaks or allow better emergency vehicle access.
Phase 2 of the Pidherny project will be to restore the trails damaged in the logging/delimbing operations back to their former condition and that’s expected to start in the summer.
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