Sign at entrance to Shaw Wilderness Park
There are not a lot of Eastern Hemlock in the Backlands, but there are concentrations in some residential areas. Homeowners can protect these trees from HWA (Hemlock Wooly Adelgid, aka the “Hemlock Vampire”). There is an exceptional, nearby opportunity to learn about what’s involved coming up tomorrow:
Received yesterday:
This Thursday August 22, 2024 the HRM will be hosting an engagement session on HWA (Hemlock Woolly Adelgid) at the Fairbanks Centre at Shubie Park in Dartmouth. Doors of the Avery Room will open at 6PM and the event will begin at 6:30PM. Those who arrive early will have the chance to engage with municipal staff and participate in a prioritization exercise for the treatment of HWA on municipal land.
The event will include:
A nature walk to help folks to identify eastern hemlock trees and monitor for HWA, led by Karen McKendry (Ecology Action Centre) and Donna Crossland (Forest Ecologist) (6:30PM~7:15PM);
A screening of the Nova Scotia-made documentary film, In the Quiet and the Dark, directed by Nance Ackerman and starring Donna Crossland (7:30PM~8:15PM); and
A panel discussion with Chris Googoo (member of We’koqma’q First Nation, Chief Operating Officer of Ulnooweg and Executive Director of the Ulnooweg Indigenous Communities Foundation) and Donna Crossland moderated by HRM Environmental Professional, Shauna Doll (8:15PM~9:30PM)
To learn more about HWA you can visit the HRM website. To register for the event follow this link. If you can’t make it, please consider completing the HWA management survey.