Fire is a natural and important part of the boreal forest ecosystem. Northern plants and animals have adapted to the cycles of fire and regrowth, and barren-ground caribou have co-existed with the effects of forest fires on their winter range for thousands of years.
Les incendies sont un élément normal et important de l’écosystème de la forêt boréale. La flore et la faune nordiques se sont adaptées au cycle de la destruction par le feu et de la repousse, et, depuis des milliers d’années, les caribous de la toundra composent avec les répercussions des feux de forêt sur leur aire d’hivernage.
2017 NWT CIMP projects in the North and South Slave regions address key regional cumulative
impact questions of regulators, governments and communities. Annual summary sheet highlighting key NWT CIMP-funded projects in the region.
2017 NWT CIMP projects in the Wek’èezhìı region address key regional cumulative
impact questions of regulators, governments and communities. Annual summary sheet highlighting key NWT CIMP-funded projects in the region.
2017 NWT CIMP projects in the Dehcho regions address key regional cumulative
impact questions of regulators, governments and communities. Annual summary sheet highlighting key NWT CIMP-funded projects in the region.
2017 NWT CIMP projects in the Inuvialuit Settlement Area address key regional cumulative
impact questions of regulators, governments and communities. Annual summary sheet highlighting key NWT CIMP-funded projects in the region.
NWT CIMP projects in the North and South Slave regions address key regional cumulative
impact questions of regulators, governments and communities. Annual summary sheet highlighting key NWT CIMP-funded projects in the region.
2017 NWT CIMP projects in the Gwich'in region address key regional cumulative
impact questions of regulators, governments and communities. Annual summary sheet highlighting key NWT CIMP-funded projects in the region.
Use the information in this booklet to teach your family how to be FireSmart. Once you've reached the end of this book, YOU will be a FireSmart Ambassador — a very important responsibility!
NERB Volume 1 Issue 4: Impacts of wildfires on Boreal caribou.
NWT Environmental Research Bulletin -A series of brief plain language summaries of various environmental research findings in the Northwest Territories. If you’re conducting environmental research in the NWT, consider sharing your information with northern residents in a bulletin. These research summaries are also of use to northern resource decision-makers.
Resource Category:
Wildlife and nature, Fire, Research and data, Wildlife and nature