Pine Beetle
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B.C.’s wildfire crisis was forecast, but it arrived decades sooner than expectedThe warming and drying trend that began in the mid-2000s coincided with pine beetle outbreaks that left swaths of B.C.'s forests dead, dry, brittle and ripe for wildfire.FireSep 11, 2023
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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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Canadian Chamber of Commerce looking for federal funding to stop mountain pine beetleThe chamber president says the pine beetle will have a clear path to spread across the rest of Canada if it breaches the forests that border Alberta and Saskatchewan.CanadaOct 30, 2018
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Mountain pine beetle epidemic sparks wildfire concerns in JasperIn Jasper National Park, world-renowned forests that were once lush and green are dying and turning orange thanks to the mountain pine beetle.EnvironmentJul 16, 2018
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‘Buy locally and burn locally’: Saskatchewan’s firewood pleaSaskatchewan is trying to keep two devastating pests out of the province by restricting firewood movement.EnvironmentJul 2, 2018
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Trees on border of Jasper park being burned to combat mountain pine beetleForesters and provincial officials are burning tens of thousands of trees along the boundary of Jasper National Park to try to slow the spread of mountain pine beetles.CanadaJan 18, 2018
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Mountain pine beetles from Jasper National Park moving east into commercial forestThe mountain pine beetle outbreak which has killed thousands of trees in Jasper National Park is moving east into Alberta's commercial forests, and researchers blame Parks staff for not doing enough to stop the spread.EnvironmentNov 17, 2017
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B.C. forests recovering quickly from beetle attackA study out of University of Victoria says nature is finding a way to heal from the devastation of B.C.'s mountain pine beetle outbreak.Apr 11, 2016
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Pine beetle threat kept at bay in SaskatchewanExpert with the Saskatchewan Environment Ministry says province on top of pine beetle threat.EnvironmentNov 25, 2013
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U of A researcher hopes new discovery will help take out the pine beetleWhat will it take to outsmart the mountain pine beetle? A U of A researcher has a plan that includes synthetic pheromones.EnvironmentNov 13, 2013
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