Ryan Connon, a hydrologist with the Environment and Climate Change, said that also means an elevated risk of high water at breakup this year for the Peel River.
Morel mushrooms, prized for their taste, texture and high price as a result, are found in areas that recently had forest fires. After last year's fire season, the territorial and community governments are gearing up for a season that might draw pickers north.
The small N.W.T. community of Kakisa was in the midst of a telecommunications breakdown and threatened by wildfire last week when the territorial government notified it by letter to evacuate.
His family says the 21-year-old was proud when out on the land and had a huge heart. Tarek passed away in late June in Hay River while trying to tow a car that was stuck in the beach.