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Lethbridge Herald, The (Newspaper) - May 23, 1999, Lethbridge, Alberta WE DO FINE PRINT OH WEB PRINTERS Call Doug Smilli for details Niche Publications Database Marketing Internet Marketing Creative Services Home Of Sunday May YOUR LIFE YOUR COMMUNITY YOUR NEWSPAPER GST Home delivery weekly a iCan iYou I Dig i The Buzz On Privacy Page A More Mature Marshall Page B Waterton fire was a blessing in disguise Necessary new growth is the legacy left behind by last summer's blaze Delon SHURTZ The massive fire that burned 15 square kilo- metres of forest along Sofa Mountain in Waterton Lakes National Park last fall was really a blessing in disguise Although the fierce blaze killed nearly everything in its path the has since experienced a Not only is new vegetation ing but park officials expect wildlife to increase as well Janice Smith communications ordinator for the warden service says the fire was needed to thin out the forest Lodgepole pine trees in particular need fire to survive out it the trees eventually die as they're squeezed out by other tation Burns are really rejuvenating for Inside Herald Staff the Smith says Since the fire which started from a lightning storm Aug 29 the area has had a surge of regrowth New growth could be detected from the air after the fire had been extinguished for only one week Smith says new shrubs trees and ers will also attract abundant wildlife especially bears as they Animal House Canada Careers City Classified Crime Flashback Crime Report Deaths Great Outdoors Sports Sunday Forum Theatres Way We Were World News A5 A4 B2 B4 B3 take advantage of the new growth and expected increase in berries The fire may also help restore the amount of limber pine trees in the area which were infested with white pine blister rust The disease was so bad before the fire that the trees faced extinction Tlie fire however killed many of the trees and Smith hopes limber pine seeds cached by birds will start healthy limber pines growing Trees common to the area are aspen lodge pole pine white spruce Douglas fir and higher up the mountain fir Smith says it was burning sub- alpine fir trees that created the bright orange glow which could be seen for miles Although lightning started the fire Aug 29 it wasn't discovered until Sept 2 The same storm also caused fires in Montana and Idaho The fire was restricted to the national park and the Blood Reserve timber limit several kilo- metres east of the Waterton Lakes townsite and southwest of way 6 also known as Chief tain Road It jumped the highway in one spot but never spread far after- ward Smith says the day the fire was discovered the wind was blowing more than 80 Fed by high winds the fire travelled up to 100 metres a minute Conditions were also ripe for what is called a black cross in which humidity decreases and temperatures increase The Belly River Campground and customs office were evacuated but the fire was eventually extinguished before it reached any buildings Compared to many fires that year in northern Alberta the Sofa tain fire was small But it was also intense It left behind what is known as a ghost forest where everything is completely burned and ash lay six inches deep on the ground But den among the charred forest were groves of green vegetation where some wildlife was able to seek refuge Smith says firefighters don't take credit for extinguishing the fire declared out Nov 1 She its Mother Nature We're lucky that it stopped No one can fight a fire going 100 metres a minute Sofa Mountain put that fire out Smith explained winds whipping around either side of the mountain actually helped push the fire back on Despite the seemingly devastating effects of the fire Smith says the only serious damage to the forest was made by firefighters using large bulldozers to dig cat lines See FIRE Page A2 PHOTO BY ROB OLSON Janice Smith wilh Warden Service Communications in Waterton Lakes National Park inspects some of the destruction Saturday from last September's forest fire that left a kilometre frail of soot along the base ol Sofa Mountain Nissan Enjoy the cc 1999 Maxima ES loaded See dealer for 1099 Sentra value option package

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