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Prescribed Burn Plan 2017 Matador Prairie Protected Area Prescribed Burn Plan 2017 Prepared by Glen Longpre & Michel Tremblay For Ministry of Parks, Culture & Sport – Parks Division Matador Prairie Protected Area Prescribed Burn Plan Approvals 2017 The Matador Prairie Protected Area Prescribed Burn Plan 2017 has been reviewed and approved for implementation by: Ministry of Parks, Culture and Sport Ministry of Environment Parks Division Wildfire Management Branch ______________________ ______________________ Signature Date Signature Date Dave Silversides Bud Sabean Park Manager Forest Protection Officer Sask. Landing Provincial Park Cypress Hills Fire Base ______________________ ______________________ Signature Date Signature Date Brant Seifert – Park Regional Director Rocky Purves – Fire Area Manager Southwest Park Region Prince Albert Fire Area ______________________ ______________________ Signature Date Signature Date Glen Longpre - Manager Scott Wasylenchuk Landscape Protection Unit Director of Wildfire Management Operations ______________________ ______________________ Signature Date Signature Date Paul Johnson Steve Roberts Executive Director of Operations Executive Director Wildfire Management Branch Ministry of Environment ______________________ Signature Date Bob McEachern Executive Director Park Management Services Section _____________________ Signature Date Jennifer Johnson Acting Deputy Minister Ministry Parks, Culture and Sport i Executive Summary Matador Prairie Protected Area (MPPA) is located approximately eight kilometers east of Saskatchewan Landing Provincial Park along the north side of the South Saskatchewan River Valley. The area has been protected under The Parks Act since the 1960’s and is recognized internationally for its ecological significance as an excellent example of late seral dry mixed prairie. The MPPA consists of three sections of park lands and has not been grazed or seen any natural disturbance on it in the past 45 years. Range assessments completed in 2016 by Parks Division are showing the plant community to be late seral and healthy, however there are a few sites in the protected area which have invasions of exotic plant species such as Poa pratensis (Kentucky bluegrass) and Bromus inermis (smooth bromegrass). Dominant native vegetation growing on the MPPA is Agropyron dasystachyum (Northern Wheatgrass), A. smithii (Western Wheatgrass), and Koeleria cristata (Junegrass), with an understory of Carex eleocharis (Low Sedge), some Stipa viridula (Green Needlegrass), and a few forbs. In order to manage and control invasive exotic plant species utilizing natural processes, prescribed fire will be the primary management tool selected for the task. A secondary herbicide treatment will follow later in the season to control regrowth of the targeted invasive species. The area selected to be burned in approximately 130.38 hectares (approximately half section) and is located in the western central half of the protected area. The goal of the MPPA Prescribed Burn 2017 is to maintain the ecological integrity of the native grassland within the burn area and to remove Kentucky bluegrass (KBG) residue to facilitate herbicide application and to promote species diversity of native grasslands. The objectives of the burn are to employ prescribed fire and herbicides to reverse the encroachment of KBG into native grassland communities by 70% over the following three to five years and to reduce thatch cover by 90% in the KBG infested areas within the burn unit to promote the subsequent use of herbicides and to facilitate reestablishment of native forbs and grasses. Fire equipment and qualified personnel for the burn will be provided by Parks Division and Wildfire Management Branch, Ministry of Environment. Firefighting personnel and equipment from other Ministries such as Government Relations, Emergency Management and Fire Safety and the University of Saskatchewan may also be utilized on this burn. There will be approximately 40 personnel directly involved with the implementation of this burn and a single command structure (Incident Command System) will be established to manage and coordinate burn. The burn will be managed and directed on-site by Parks Division overhead personnel. It is estimated to take four days for completion of the prescribed burn including mop-up and patrol. Contingency plans to address an escaped fire have been addressed and are included in the main body of this plan. Public and adjacent landowner notifications will be provided at least one week ii prior to the burn and again on the morning of the ignition. Notification to public will be provided through radio broadcast. On the morning of the burn local fire departments and the provincial burn control center will be notified by phone of a go / no go decision. Public / stakeholder meetings will occur in early April of 2017, to ensure all impacted individuals have the opportunity for input and feedback. Costs to complete the 2017 Matador Prairie Protected Area Prescribed Burn 2017 are calculated at $35,400.00. These costs represent direct expenditures for meals and accommodations, potable water, vehicle mileage, fuel for pumps / ignition, overtime and other associated costs. Smoke management issues are addressed in the main body of the plan and all necessary precautions will be taken to mitigate health effects and smoke hazards in the affected area. The Matador Prairie Protected Area Prescribed Burn 2017 has been assessed using the Parks Division Prescribed Burn Complexity Rating Analysis and it has been rated as a medium complexity prescribed burn. Qualified overhead personnel will be assigned to this burn to meet the complexity level identified. iii Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction ............................................................................................. 1 2.0 Issues / Intent / Rationale ....................................................................... 1 2.1 Ecosystem Management Issues ................................................................................. 1 2.2 Intent of the Project ................................................................................................... 2 2.3 Rationale to Support Project ...................................................................................... 2 3.0 Prescribed Burn Goals / Objectives ...................................................... 2 3.1 Goals .......................................................................................................................... 2 3.2 Ecological Objectives ................................................................................................ 2 3.3 Burn Objectives ......................................................................................................... 3 4.0 Prescribed Burn Unit / Containment Area Description.………….. ..3 4.1 Burn Unit ................................................................................................................... 3 4.1.1 Burn Unit Location ............................................................................................. 3 4.1.2 Burn Unit Size .................................................................................................... 4 4.1.3 Soils Within Burn Unit ....................................................................................... 5 4.1.4 Topography within Burn Unit ............................................................................ 6 4.1.5 Vegetation within Burn Unit .............................................................................. 6 4.1.6 Hydrology in Area .............................................................................................. 6 4.1.7 Fire History ......................................................................................................... 6 4.2 Containment Area ................................................................................................. 6 4.2.1 Location of Containment Area ........................................................................... 6 4.2.2 Purpose of the Containment Area ...................................................................... 6 5.0 Past / Present Land Use Management Activities in Burn Unit .......... 7 5.1 Past Land Use Practices ............................................................................................ 7 5.2 Present Land Use Practices ....................................................................................... 7 6.0 Monitoring Vegetation Effects of the Prescribed Burn ...................... 7 6.1 Pre-burn Vegetation Inventory .................................................................................. 7 6.2 Post-burn Vegetation Inventory ................................................................................ 9 6.3 Monitoring Schedule and ReapplicationSchedule………………………………......9 10.4 Data Management and Analysis .............................................................................. 9 7. 0 Species at Risk/Sensitive Areas in Burn Unit .................................... 10 7.1 Species at Risk Affected .......................................................................................... 10 7.2 Sensitive Areas Affected ......................................................................................... 10 7.3 Management Considerations ................................................................................... 10 8.0 Environmental Assessment .................................................................. 11 8.1 Carbon Emissions ...................................................................................................
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