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July 15, 2009

Public Advisory: Prescribed Burn to be Conducted

The Department of Natural Resources advises that it will conduct a 70 hectare prescribed burn on Thursday, July 16, at an area referred to as Colburnes near the community of St. Fintan�s and Crabbes River Park in Forest Management District 14. The burn is being conducted as part of a silviculture management activity to prepare the site for planting and to eliminate the threat of adelgid, a naturally occurring forest pest which limits tree growth.

The prescribed burn will take place in close proximity to the Trans-Canada Highway and will proceed if weather and wind conditions permit. The prescribed burn will take one day to complete.

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Media contact:
Tracy Barron
Director of Communications
Department of Natural Resources
709-729-5282, 709-690-8241
tracybarron@gov.nl.ca

2009 07 15                           3:30 p.m.


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