PCA Tunnel Mountain Toe Wildfire Risk Reduction

The Banff Field Unit Fire and Vegetation Team plans to conduct Wildfire Risk Reduction (WRR) activities in the Tunnel Toe East area. Tunnel Toe East is a 220.3 ha forested area 2.5km east of the town of Banff and east/southeast of Tunnel Mountain Road. The area will be thinned to reduce the fuel available for forest fires and create a more open forest, which will help reduce the wildfire risk to nearby communities such as Banff, Harvie Heights, and Canmore. Reducing fuel and creating an open forest will also enhance habitat for existing Douglas fir, generate suitable regeneration habitat for limber pine, keep mountain pine beetle populations at a healthy level, and facilitate future prescribed fires to help restore the historical fire regime to the area. WRR activities in the Tunnel Toe East area are scheduled to start in the Fall of 2024 and continue in several phases over the following four years.

Latest update

July 10, 2024 – Parks Canada intends to make a determination regarding whether the carrying out of the project is likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects. To help inform this determination, Parks Canada is inviting public comments until August 9, 2024 respecting that determination.

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Key documents

Key documents
Document Number Document Title File Date
1 New project being assessed by Parks Canada - Public comments invited from July 10 to August 9, 2024 - July 10, 2024

Contacts

Banff National Park
Box 900
Banff, Alberta T1L 1K2
Telephone: 403-762-1419
Email: anna.brown@pc.gc.ca


  • Location

    • Banff National Park of Canada (Alberta)

  • Nature of Activity

    • Remediation and conservation

  • Assessment Status

    In progress

  • Start Date

    2024-07-10

  • Proponent

    Parks Canada

  • Authorities

    • Parks Canada Agency

  • Assessment Type

    Project on federal lands

  • Reference Number

    88707
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