mountain pine beetle

The fast-moving Jasper, Alta., wildfire was fuelled by a web of extreme conditions that converged into what experts described as a monstrous fire, serving as a disastrous example of what’s become increasingly common across Canada’s boreal forest.  What has happened in Jasper National Park is a “microcosm of what we’re seeing across Western Canada,” said […]

Forestry crews in Saskatchewan are on the lookout for the mountain pine beetle, which has killed trees and has turned huge patches of forests red. According to the province’s forest insect and disease expert, the invasive species is extremely prevalent in B.C. and Alberta but is making its way east. The ministry says the beetles […]