Mountain Pine Beetle
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How much did pine beetles stoke conditions for the Jasper wildfire?A tiny pest attacking trees across Western Canada helped stoke the devastating fire in Jasper, but hot and tinder-dry conditions were the biggest factors, scientists say.CanadaJul 31
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Parks Canada thinning forests around Banff townsite to lower wildfire, mountain pine beetle riskThe forests in Banff National Park are not only old and beyond what is considered their natural burning cycle, but mountain pine beetle is also wreaking havoc on the ecosystem.EnvironmentJan 19, 2023
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Mountain pine beetle population decimated in Jasper National Park after consecutive deep freezesParks Canada said it was a memorable cold snap in 2019 that really started to significantly bring down the population of mountain pine beetles in Jasper National Park.EnvironmentDec 16, 2022
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Up to $1M approved by Saskatchewan government to battle mountain pine beetle threatThe governments of Saskatchewan and Alberta have renewed their agreement to fight the threat of mountain pine beetles in Alberta.EnvironmentDec 6, 2021
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Researchers find the further they go, the stronger mountain pine beetles’ signal getsUniversity of Alberta researchers have determined that the female mountain pine beetles' pheromones, called trans-verbenol, can draw other beetles to a tree from tens of kilometres away.NewsJul 16, 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.EnvironmentJul 14, 2020
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Climate change driving up risk of wildfires in Canada: fire expertsCanadian wildfire experts say Canada is very vulnerable to the kind of devastating wildfires ravaging Australia right now.EnvironmentJan 7, 2020
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B.C. lumber crisis: MLA calling for ‘political innuendo to be put aside’Kelowna-West MLA Ben Stewart says the province needs to "find solutions that are going to help forestry families and workers.”EconomyNov 9, 2019
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Alberta budget adds $5M to fight mountain pine beetle; Edmonton on alertParts of western Alberta, including Jasper National Park and the Hinton area have been hard hit by the mountain pine beetle. Now, dead trees are being reported in metro Edmonton.CanadaOct 31, 2019
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Tolko’s Okanagan cuts a sign of bigger problems for B.C.’s forestry sectorOne industry expert is predicting up to 12 more B.C. sawmills will close in the next decade.EconomyMay 28, 2019
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