(Photo: New Brunswick Forest Fire Watch)
Limited activities are now being allowed on Crown land in New Brunswick.
Last week, the province banned all recreational and industrial activities due to extreme fire hazards.
Starting Thursday, recreational travel on or across Crown land can take place, except for between noon and 8 p.m.
Natural Resources and Energy Development Minister Mike Holland said while the fire risk is still serious, they are taking a measured approach to getting back into the woods.
“The measures both industry and the public have taken by observing recent restrictions during this period of extreme fire hazard across the province are appreciated,” said Holland.
Holland is still urging the public to restrict travel and activities in private forested areas.
“While conditions have improved slightly since last Friday, our forests are still extremely dry. It only takes one spark to ignite a large fire; that is why the restrictions put in place last week were so important and necessary.”
New Brunswick has been under a province-wide burn ban since June 16. To date, there have been nearly 300 fires this year.
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