A cultural and prescribed burn will take place as early as March 11 in the McCulloch area in southeast Kelowna.

Prep work starts the week of March 4, and the timing of the burn will depend on weather and venting conditions.

This phase of the burn is part of a larger ongoing project that covers 86 hectares. The target area for this year害羞草研究所檚 burn will be approximately 40 hectares.

Westbank First Nation (WFN) and the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) will monitor the fire throughout the project.

Smoke may be visible from Kelowna, West Kelowna, and Lake Country.

The purpose of the burn is to reduce the build-up of dead grass, increase the productivity of traditional foods and improve winter grazing for wildlife, as well as improve public safety through a reduction in fuel loading within the wildland urban interface.

It will also provide cross-training opportunities for WFN and BCWS.

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