Michael Caditz

City of Vancouver to cut down 160,000 trees in Stanley Park

By: Sofia Chassomeris, News Writer On October 8, the Vancouver Park Board voted to proceed with their “Hemlock Looper Response and Mitigation Plan.” This comes months after a report submitted by “Canadian forestry consultant company” B.A. Blackwell & Associates Ltd. declared “over 32% of the trees in the park” have been damaged by hemlock looper moths. With phase two now underway, the City of Vancouver has already begun removing what could be 160,000 trees. The hemlock looper moth, a native species, has been damaging and defoliating trees in Stanley Park since an outbreak was identified in 2020. The moth is…

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