2019 Prescribed burns

Members of the public are invited to submit their written comments by April 30, 2019 to the contact person listed in this notice.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry’s (MNRF) Prescribed Burning Operations Policy and Manual set out guidelines for planning and conducting prescribed burns in Ontario. For each prescribed burn, an operational plan is prepared in accordance with the complexity of the burn. Each plan includes the following information:

• Statement of the objectives to be achieved;
• Burn prescription that will meet the objectives;
• List of all areas of concern;
• Description of the methods used to give notice to the public;
• Description of ignition, suppression, safety and support measures; and
• An outline of the requirements for a post-burn analysis.

The following prescribed burns are being planned for and are scheduled to be conducted during 2019 (listed by MNRF district/park zone; name; location; size in hectares (ha); purpose; and burn proponent).

Aylmer District

Upper Thames River Conservation Authority- Kanter, Low Complexity Prescribed Burn; Municipality of Thames Centre, 5561 Marion St., Dorchester; size 0.8 ha; enhance and maintain prairie ecosystems; Upper Thames River Conservation Authority.

Upper Thames River Conservation Authority- Innerkip, Low Complexity Prescribed Burn; Township of East Zorra-Tavistock, 715572 Oxford Rd. 4, Innerkip; size 0.9 ha; enhance and maintain prairie ecosystems; Upper Thames River Conservation Authority.

Fingal Wildlife Management Area, Low Complexity Prescribed Burn; Township of Southwold, 34621 Fingal Line, Fingal; 4.1 ha; maintain and restore tall grass prairie ecosystems; Elgin Stewardship Council.

Aylmer Wildlife Management Area, Low Complexity Prescribed Burn; Township of Malahide, 10716 Hacienda Rd., Aylmer; size 5.6 ha; maintain and restore tall grass prairie ecosystems; Elgin Stewardship Council.

Peterborough District

Hazel Bird Nature Reserve, Low Complexity Prescribed Burn; Township of Hamilton, 4639 Robson Rd, Baltimore; size 1ha; restoration and maintenance of Tallgrass prairie ecosystem, Nature Conservancy of Canada.

Ontario Parks Southeast Zone

Balsam Lake, Low Complexity Prescribed Burn; Block 1; Bexley Township, 2238 Kawartha Lakes County Road 48; size 1.0 ha; restoration and maintenance of Alvar habitat; Ontario Parks.

Peter’s Woods / Burnley-Carmel-North, Low Complexity Prescribed Burn; Blocks 1&2; Alnwick - Haldimand Township, Northumberland County; size 2.6 ha; restoration and maintenance of black oak and pine oak savannah habitat; Ontario Parks.

Peter’s Woods / Burnley-Carmel-North, Low Complexity Prescribed Burn; Block 5; Alnwick - Haldimand Township, Northumberland County; size 1 ha; restoration and maintenance of black oak savannah and tallgrass prairie habitat; Ontario Parks.

Peter’s Woods / Burnley-Carmel-South, Low Complexity Prescribed Burn; Blocks 1,2,3,4,5; Alnwick - Haldimand Township, Northumberland County; size 2.3 ha; restoration and maintenance of black oak savannah habitat; Ontario Parks.

Holland Landing Prairie, Low Complexity Prescribed Burn; Block 2, 3; Town of East Gwillimbury, 20162 Young St, East Gwillimbury; size 1.0 ha; restoration of tallgrass ecosystem; Ontario Parks

Presqu’ile Provincial Park, Low Complexity Prescribed Burn; Township of Brighton, 328 Presquile Parkway, Brighton; size 1.8 ha; restoration of pasture land to native plant community; Ontario Parks.

Ontario Parks Southwest Zone

John E Pearce Provincial Park,Low Complexity Prescribed Burn; Blocks A, B; Municipality of Dutton-Dunwich, 29424 Lakeview Line, Wallacetown; size 4.75 ha; enhancement and maintenance of planted prairie species; Ontario Parks.

Komoka Provincial Park, Low Complexity Prescribed Burn; Block 1; Municipality of Middlesex Centre, 503 Gideon Dr., London; size 8.3 ha; maintenance and restoration of tallgrass prairie ecosystems; Ontario Parks.

Ojibway Prairie Nature Reserve, Low Complexity Prescribed Burn; Blocks A1, 2, 3B, C, D, E, F, M12; Town of Lasalle and Windsor, County of Essex; size 18.5 ha; restoration and maintenance of tallgrass prairie ecosystem; Ontario Parks.

Pinery Provincial Park, Low Complexity Prescribed Burn; Block 15B; Municipality of Lambton Shores, 9526 Lakeshore Rd, Grand Bend; size 6.1 ha; restoration and maintenance of oak savannah ecosystem; Ontario Parks.

Pinery Provincial Park, Low Complexity Prescribed Burn; Block 15C; Municipality of Lambton Shores, 9526 Lakeshore Rd, Grand Bend; size 7.7 ha; restoration and maintenance of oak savannah ecosystem and Karner Blue Butterfly habitat; Ontario Parks.

Pinery Provincial Park, Low Complexity Prescribed Burn; Block 15D; Municipality of Lambton Shores, 9526 Lakeshore Rd, Grand Bend; size 0.64 ha; restoration and maintenance of oak savannah ecosystem; Ontario Parks.

Pinery Provincial Park, Low Complexity Prescribed Burn; Block 19A; Municipality of Lambton Shores, 9526 Lakeshore Rd, Grand Bend; size 6.6 ha; restoration and maintenance of oak savannah ecosystem; Ontario Parks.

Rondeau Provincial Park Grass Burn, Low Complexity Prescribed Burn; Blocks G2-5, 9, 13, 14, 16-18, 20, 22, 23; Township of Harwich, 18050 Rondeau Park Rd, Morpeth; size 9.3 ha; restoration and maintenance of oak savannah, grassland habitat; Ontario Parks.

Turkey Point Provincial Park, Low Complexity Prescribed Burn; Blocks A1, A2, A3, A4; County of Norfolk, 194 Turkey Point Rd, Turkey Point; size 25.3 ha; restoration and maintenance of oak savannah and oak woodland habitats; Ontario Parks.

Turkey Point Provincial Park, Low Complexity Prescribed Burn; Blocks B1, B2, B2a, C; County of Norfolk, 194 Turkey Point Rd, Turkey Point; size 14.2 ha; restoration and maintenance of oak savannah and oak woodland habitats; Ontario Parks.

Turkey Point Provincial Park, Low Complexity Prescribed Burn; Blocks D, E & F; County of Norfolk; size 9.7 ha; restoration and maintenance of oak savannah and oak woodland habitats; Ontario Parks.

Turkey Point Provincial Park, Ordnance Beach Phragmites, Low Complexity Prescribed Burn; County of Norfolk, Ordnance Beach, Turkey Point; size 4.5 ha; removal of invasive Phragmites biomass; Ontario Parks.

Aviation Forest Fire and Emergency Services

Pinery Provincial Park, Low Complexity Prescribed Burn; Block A, B & C; Municipality of Lambton Shores, 9526 Lakeshore Rd, Grand Bend; size 12 ha; create plots for use in fire cause investigation training practical field exercises; Aviation Forest Fire and Emergency Services.

Kenora District

Wabaseemoong Independent Nation Hazard Reduction Low Complexity Prescribed Burn; UTM Zone 15; Base Maps 36556 and 36555; size 144.8. ha; remove/reduce dead cured grass fuels substantially reducing the wildfire risk to the community; Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry – Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services – Kenora Fire Management Headquarters.

Highway 525 Minaki to Wabaseemoong Travel Corridor Hazard Reduction LC Prescribed Burn; size 49 ha; UTM Zone 15; Base Map 37553. Purpose is removal of cured grass fuels in a frequent fire zone. Proponent is AFFES facilitated by Kenora Fire Management Headquarters.

Sioux Lookout District

Mishkeegogamang Independent First Nation Hazard Reduction Low Complexity Prescribed Burn; UTM Zone 15; Base Map 69566; Size 32 ha, Spring Grass fuel hazard reduction; Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry – Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services – Sioux Lookout Fire Management Headquarters.

Lac Seul Forest Low Complexity Prescribed Burn; UTM Zone 15; Base Map 58566; 3 ha. Approximately total area consisting of various decked de-limbed, tree-length piles and also 8-foot log piles. Prescribed Burn objective is to remove identified piles (abandoned as a result of company insolvency whereby harvest operations were incomplete) as completely as possible.Burn tentatively scheduled for late summer. MNRF – AFFES – Sioux Lookout District.

Thunder Bay District

Fort William First Nation Hazard Reduction Low Complexity Prescribed Burn; UTM Zone 16; Base Map 33353; Size 22.0 ha; Remove/reduce dead cured grass fuels to reduce wildfire risk to the community; Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry – Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services – Thunder Bay Fire Management Headquarters.

Gull Bay First Nation Hazard Reduction Low Complexity Prescribed Burn; UTM Zone 16; Size 10.0 ha. Removal through burning of cured grass fuels from designated areas in the community of Gull Bay First Nation that have annually posed a spring hazard due to human caused fires; Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry – Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services – Thunder Bay Fire Management Headquarters.

Hogarth Property Low Complexity Prescribed Burn; UTM Zone 16; Base Map 32537; Size 10 ha. Red Pine understory burn for stand improvement; Lakehead University / AFFES – Thunder Bay District.

Red Lake District

Sandy Lake First Nation Hazard Reduction Low Complexity Prescribed Burn; UTM Zone 15; Base Map 47687; Size 9.31 ha. Removal through burning of cured grass fuels from designated areas in the community of Sandy Lake First Nation that have annually posed a spring hazard due to human caused fires; Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry – Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services – Red Lake District.

Wawa District

Nawiinginokiima Forest Management Corporation High Complexity Prescribed Burn; Gourlay Township; UTM Zone 16; Base map 66541; Size 228 ha; Removal of 50-100% of duff, remove 80% of onsite balsalm fir, create suitable microsites for the regeneration of desirable conifer and hardwood species; Proponent: Nawiinginokiima Forest Management Corporation – Hornepayne, Ontario.

North Bay District

Daventry High Complexity Prescribed Burn; Lauder Township; UTM Zone 17; Base Map 67511;Size 20 ha; Silvicultural – burning the site will provide for a good seed bed for the natural regeneration of White Pine. Nipissing Forest Resource Management Inc, and Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services – North Bay District.

Bancroft District

Whitefish Lake High Complexity Prescribed Burn; Grimsthorpe Township; UTM 18t; Base Map 3149702; Size 29.1 ha. This burn is a silvicultural site preparation to reduce a dense layer of woody material and expose mineral soil to create conditions favorable for regeneration. Secondly this burn will also provide for further research in the use and cost structure of prescribed burning on the Mazinaw – Lanark Forest as an alternative to herbicide application. Thirdly this burn may allow for staff training and development of AFFES the SFL It may encourage other local land managers to explore the application of fire on the landscape as a viable tool. Mazinaw – Lanark Forest Inc, and Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry - Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services.

High Dam Lake High Complexity Prescribed Burn; Ashby Township; UTM 18t; Base Map 3149914; Size 21.4 ha. This burn is a silvicultural site preparation to reduce a dense layer of woody material and expose mineral soil to create conditions favorable for regeneration. Mazinaw – Lanark Forest Inc, and Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry - Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services.