Logging, Pruning and Anxiety in Banff Ahead of First Summer Since Jasper Wildfire

Logging, Pruning and Anxiety in Banff Ahead of First Summer Since Jasper Wildfire
Cliff White, former Parks Canada vegetation specialist, walks his dog, Farley, through a newly constructed firebreak near Canmore, Alta., on May 15, 2025. The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh
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Looking out over a budding meadow with blackened tree stumps on the edge of Banff National Park, Cliff White points to a dark thicket of trees where the empty plot ends.

“The next fire in here is going to be incredible,” says the former Parks Canada fire management co-ordinator, standing in the expansive Carrot Creek fire break.