Canberra residents are warned more than 22 hectares of grassland will be burnt near the National Arboretum on Thursday.
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The controlled burn on the north side of the Molonglo River between the National Arboretum and Forest Drive is part of Territory and Municipal Services' schedule of hazard reduction burns, which have been taking place across the city this autumn.
A spokesman from the ACT Emergency Services Agency said that while every effort was made to conduct the burns in weather conditions that would minimise the impact of smoke, the area may be temporarily blanketed.
The Health Directorate warned people with asthma, other chronic respiratory or chronic cardiac diseases to avoid strenuous exercise and to stay inside if affected by the smoke.
"People with asthma in particular should continue their medication and consult their general practitioner if they have breathing difficulties," the directorate said.
