April.1st is when officials at Base Gagetown will get started with it's annual Spring Grass Burning Program.
It is carried out every year to reduce the accumulation of dead grass on various ranges and impact areas in the training area.
It's also hoped the burn will reduce the risk of fires happening later in the season when it is more likely to happen.
The area's to be burned are in the north central, southeast and western portions of the training area.
Burning will happen during normal working hours when the weather co-operates and there may be some burning done on the weekend as well. The burn is scheduled to finish up May.15th.
