Toronto – Later this month, the City of Toronto plans to conduct prescribed burns in High Park and South Humber Park to help protect rare black oak savannah and woodland habitats. Traditional and prescribed burns are deliberately set and carefully controlled fires that burn low to the ground to consume dried leaves, twigs and grass stems. Used across North America to …
Toronto planning traditional and prescribed burns in High Park
Toronto – Later this month, the City of Toronto will conduct traditional and prescribed burns – used across North America – in High Park, as has happened for over two decades and as part of a long-term management plan to proactively protect rare Black Oak Savannahs. A traditional and prescribed burn is a deliberately set and carefully controlled fire that …