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Thinning of trees infested by pine beetles begins Monday in Jasper National Park | CBC News

'The equipment is being brought into the Pyramid Bench area west of Jasper townsite, to remove dead lodgepole pine trees and trees affected by mountain pine beetles, said Alan Fehr, field unit supervisor for Jasper National Park. '

'"It's a means of reducing the danger of wildfire to visitors and the townsite," Fehr told Edmonton AM on Friday. '

'Parks Canada will use machinery to thin forests in Jasper National Park devastated by pine beetles in an effort to reduce the risks of wildfires this summer. '

'Prescribed burns are the preferred method to help manage the risk of wildfire because of the ecological benefits, said Fehr. '

'"To use prescribed burns in that context is a little bit too risky for us," said Fehr. '


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