01710cam 2200265za 45009.817932CaOODSP20221107142608cr |||||||||||160518s2006 onco #o f000 0 eng dCaOODSPengn-cn---R62-462/2006E-PDFBalancing fire safety with ecological integrity [electronic resource] : the Firesmart - ForestWise Program in Jasper National Park of Canada.At head of title: Time for nature[Ottawa] : Parks Canada, [2006].[2] p. : coloured ill.Issued also in French under title: Trouver le juste milieu entre la sécurité incendie et l’intégrité écologique : le programme Prévenir - Un gage d’avenir dans le parc national du Canada Jasper.Forest fires are a challenge for Parks Canada. Fire is an integral part of park ecosystems, but large uncontrolled fires can be catastrophic, and threaten park facilities and visitors. At Jasper National Park of Canada, Parks Canada is participating in a program that balances public safety with the ecological needs of the forest. The FireSmart – ForestWise program aims toreduce wildfire risk while maintaining wildlife habitat and aesthetic qualities in the narrowfringe of forest land adjacent to the Town of Jasper.gccstFire preventiongccstEnvironmental protectiongccstNational parksParks Canada.Trouver le juste milieu entre la sécurité incendie et l'intégrité écologique (CaOODSP)9.817937PDF253 KBhttps://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2016/pc/R62-462-2006-eng.pdf