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Trees

Stories about trees. Come out on a limb with us.

A photo of a smiling woman standing in a forest, leaning on a log.
Environment / June 2021

If a Tree Talks in the Forest, Does It Make a Sound?

May 4, 2021October 19, 2021 - by Suzanne Simard

Ecologist Suzanne Simard uncovers the hidden connections beneath the forest floor

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An animated black and white gif image of some illustrated fish of different sizes, the bigger eating the smaller.
Environment

How Do You Kill an Invasive Species? Bring In a Bigger, Meaner Species to Eat It

March 16, 2021June 1, 2022 - by Moira Donovan

Before pesticides, biocontrol was all scientists had to combat introduced insects. Now, the controversial tactic is coming back

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Man cutting a bonsai tree
Environment / October 2018

How I Learned to Love Bonsai

October 2, 2018February 13, 2021 - by Harley Rustad

When my amateur attempts at the art weren’t working, I went to YouTube star Nigel Saunders

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Photograph by Andrew Reeves
Environment

How to Build a Better Tree

November 16, 2017April 2, 2020 - by Andrew Reeves

What happens when we grow forests just so we can turn them into paper product?

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Photo by The Canadian Press / Darryl Dyck
Environment

British Columbia’s Perfect Firestorm

July 13, 2017April 5, 2020 - by Christopher Pollon

Why this year’s wildfires are so severe—and what can be done to stop them in the future

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Photo by Peter Mather
April 2017 / Environment

A High-Stakes Land-Use Battle at the Pristine Heart of the Yukon

March 21, 2017November 11, 2019 - by Rhiannon Russell

The territory has been divided for years over mining and conservation. Now the Supreme Court will hear a case that will help determine the future of the Peel River watershed

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Illustration by Min Gyo Chung
December 2015 / Environment

Run, Forest, Run

November 16, 2015April 8, 2020 - by Asher Mullard

Helping trees flee climate change

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Photograph by Brad Smith
Environment

On Reds: Fighting Wildfires in British Columbia

September 15, 2015April 8, 2020 - by Sharon J. Riley

Ninety percent of wildfires in Canada are fought by helicopters, skimmer aircraft, and endless kilometres of hose

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Photography by Owen Perry
Environment / November 2015

Line of Fire

August 7, 2015July 17, 2019 - by Harley Rustad

Fifteen hours in the path of a mountain inferno

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​​The Walrus is located within the bounds of Treaty 13 signed with the Mississaugas of the Credit. This land is also the traditional territory of the Anishnabeg, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat peoples.
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