If you see smoke coming from Wascana Park, don’t be alarmed.

The Provincial Capital Commission is conducting a controlled at on Pelican Island and North Goose Island on Wascana Lake at 1 p.m. on Monday. This is the first time this type of burn has ever been done in the park.

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Sarah Romuld, an ecologist with the Provincial Capital Commission, said the burn is part of a new approach to resource management,“moving away from more of the chemical or mechanical management tools.”

Romuld said there are benefits for controlled burns in the spring and fall, though spring isn’t an optimal time because

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