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Welcome to Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site of Canada!
Fire Caches at Keji Kejimkujik researchers are studying the health of the Acadian Forest. They are conducting experiments on sites located in and around Kejimkujik. Studies on various management techniques will include deer exclosures, prescribed burning, and tree girdling. Exploring Keji’s Fire Cache geocaching challenge will bring you to these areas of innovative science and help you understand how Parks Canada manages protected areas. Parks Canada strives to restore and maintain the ecological integrity of our national parks. To accomplish this, the genetic diversity of native species and communities must be preserved and key ecological processes must remain intact. When the structure or function of an ecosystem has been seriously altered, suppressed, or removed, intervening with active management may be the only way to restore ecological integrity. Emulating natural processes like fire and wind are forms of active management.
You are looking for a small cache container containing a log book, pencil & punch (for your passport). Download the passport HERE; use the punch in each of the 5 caches to punch your passport. When you complete all 5 you have a chance to earn a limited edition trackable patch & achievement pin.
Light My Fire – The Doors – 1966
A song about igniting something... Prescribed Fire along McGuinty Road in 2011.
Prescribed burns are being used to study the most effective methods of restoring the Acadian Forest.
Can you see the signs of fire in this forest?
What is a prescribed fire?
The fire will only be set if ideal weather conditions prevail.
Small fires in early spring produce low intensity surface fires that burn leaves and small trees but have little effect on larger trees.
A one-metre wide trail is cleared around the boundary of each burn site to act as a fireguard. Prior to ignition, dead leaves are removed from the trail with a leaf blower.
Prior to ignition, a sprinkler system is installed at the downwind end of the burn and a fire hose is deployed around the site. During the fire, suppression crews and a helicopter are present on-site.
A Parks Canada fire crew uses hand torches to light the fire in the late afternoon. A site generally requires two to three hours to burn. Fire crews then completely extinguish the fire and patrol the area for a few days to look for hot spots. Prescribed burns use the Fire Weather Index, which is based on the fuel moisture content in the organic layers and vegetation, and the Fire Behaviour Prediction system, which takes in consideration fuels, weather, and topography, and will be used to find the desired fire behaviour parameters to meet the burn objectives.
The geocache is a partnership of the Atlantic Canada Geocaching Association, and Kejimkujik National Park. Please pay appropriate park entry fees. As per the Parks Canada geocaching policy: Trade items are not permitted in caches, this includes Travel Bugs.
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Bienvenue au Parc national et lieu historique du Canada Kejimkujik!
La cache est située sur le bord du sentier
Partez à la recherche d’un petit contenant vert en plastique Lexan qui renferme un message du personnel du parc, un journal de bord, un crayon et un poinçon. Téléchargez votre passeport en cliquant ICI. Après avoir une cache, poinçonnez votre passeport. Si vous découvrez les cinq caches, vous courez la chance de gagner une géopièce à tirage limité.
Les activités de géocachette sont le résultat d’un partenariat entre l’Atlantic Canada Geocaching Association et le parc national Kejimkujik. N’oubliez pas de payer les droits d’entrée du parc. Conformément aux lignes directrices sur la géocachette de Parcs Canada, les objets d’échange (y compris les « Travel Bugs ») sont interdits dans les caches.
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