Dutch Elm Disease

• City of Regina confirms first 3 Dutch elm disease cases of 2021

  Regina has confirmed the year’s first three cases of Dutch elm disease. An additional three trees are being tested with results pending.

  Canada

  Jul 14
• Tree tests positive for Dutch elm disease in Saskatoon park

  Starting Tuesday, crews will begin removing a tree infected with Dutch elm disease from Leif Erickson Park in Saskatoon.

  Canada

  Jul 12
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• Hot, dry weather means fewer mosquitoes in Edmonton but more yellowjackets and ants

  The flipside to the hot and dry conditions is that other species are thriving.

  Canada

  Jul 7
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• ReLeaf tree planting program kicks off as Winnipeg foresters prepare for busy summer

  A Winnipeg non-profits says it has doubled its tree planting stock this spring due to a surge in demand.

  Environment

  Apr 14
• Winnipeg working on new approach to manage, protect city’s tree canopy: ‘We need a plan’

  The city is turning to Winnipeggers for help completing a long-term, comprehensive urban forest strategy.

  Environment

  Oct 15, 2020
• Over 13 tonnes of elm firewood removed from Saskatoon properties

  City of Saskatoon officials said several instances were found where wood was moved from elsewhere with the elm bark beetle active in the wood.

  Canada

  Oct 9, 2020
• Dutch elm disease confirmed in Saskatoon’s Montgomery Place neighbourhood

  The City of Saskatoon said an elm sample sent to the provincial lab from a tree in Montgomery Place has tested positive for Dutch elm disease.

  Canada

  Sep 15, 2020
• Dutch elm disease has now entered the city of Lethbridge

  According to the city, elm trees make up a large portion of the local urban forest, with nearly 6,000 public trees and an estimated 5,000 private trees.

  Environment

  Aug 27, 2020
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• Forestry crews ‘on alert’ for mountain pine beetle in Saskatchewan

  “As we know from the COVID situation, epidemiology knows no jurisdictional boundaries," entomologist says.

  Environment

  Jul 14, 2020
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• ‘A challenging time to be a tree right now’: City of Winnipeg forester

  The city estimates about 30,000 of its 300,000 boulevard and park trees were impacted in some way by the October storm.

  Environment

  May 14, 2020