Nk’Mip Forestry Advances Wildfire Risk Reduction Work At Vaseux-Bighorn National Wildlife Area

Nk’Mip Forestry Advances Wildfire Risk Reduction Work At Vaseux-Bighorn National Wildlife Area

Nk’Mip Forestry, the professional forestry branch of the Osoyoos Indian Band (OIB), is continuing wildfire risk reduction work near Green Lake Road as part of the Vaseux project area within the Vaseux-Bighorn National Wildlife Area. Following a series of wildfires and other natural disturbances, the project area has gradually become denser, with trees growing closer together and woody debris accumulating on the forest floor. These changes have i…