Pine Beetle

• B.C.’s wildfire crisis was forecast, but it arrived decades sooner than expected

  The 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.

  Fire

  Sep 11, 2023
  
• Up to $1M approved by Saskatchewan government to battle mountain pine beetle threat

  The governments of Saskatchewan and Alberta have renewed their agreement to fight the threat of mountain pine beetles in Alberta.

  Environment

  Dec 6, 2021
  
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• Canadian Chamber of Commerce looking for federal funding to stop mountain pine beetle

  The 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.

  Canada

  Oct 30, 2018
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• Mountain pine beetle epidemic sparks wildfire concerns in Jasper

  In Jasper National Park, world-renowned forests that were once lush and green are dying and turning orange thanks to the mountain pine beetle.

  Environment

  Jul 16, 2018
• ‘Buy locally and burn locally’: Saskatchewan’s firewood plea

  Saskatchewan is trying to keep two devastating pests out of the province by restricting firewood movement.

  Environment

  Jul 2, 2018
• Trees on border of Jasper park being burned to combat mountain pine beetle

  Foresters 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.

  Canada

  Jan 18, 2018
• Mountain pine beetles from Jasper National Park moving east into commercial forest

  The 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.

  Environment

  Nov 17, 2017
• B.C. forests recovering quickly from beetle attack

  A 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 Saskatchewan

  Expert with the Saskatchewan Environment Ministry says province on top of pine beetle threat.

  Environment

  Nov 25, 2013
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• U of A researcher hopes new discovery will help take out the pine beetle

  What will it take to outsmart the mountain pine beetle? A U of A researcher has a plan that includes synthetic pheromones.

  Environment

  Nov 13, 2013