[CANUFNET] Western redcedar decline in the Pacific Northwest

[Julian Dunster]

The whole point of the survey is to find out how far the problem extends.

On Behalf of Dunster and Associates Environmental Consultants Ltd.


Dr. Julian A Dunster R.P.F., R.P.P.., M.C.I.P., ISA Certified Arborist,
ASCA Registered Consulting Arborist # 378,
ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualified
Honourary Life Member ISA + PNWISA

North American distributor for Rinntech
www.dunster.ca
www.treelaw.info
www.rinntech.info

On Mon/4/19/2021 6:29 AM, Naomi Zurcher wrote:
> Good afternoon Julian:
>
> I was wondering if you know if this has spread to the /Thuja plicata 
> /population on Haida Gwaii? I no longer have any contacts there and I 
> have not been able to determine the known footprint of the problem 
> through what’s available online.
>
> I am assuming this problem is of Climate Change origin rather than any 
> exotic pathogen.
>
> Thanks, in advance
>
> Naomi
> Arbor Aegis
>
>> On Apr 15, 2021, at 5:38 PM, Julian Dunster via CANUFNET 
>> <canufnet at list.web.net <mailto:canufnet at list.web.net>> wrote:
>>
>> Dr. Joey Hulbert at Washington State University has launched a 
>> citizen science project on iNaturalist to enlist help gathering data 
>> about the decline and death of Western redcedar.
>>
>> Go to 
>> https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/western-redcedar-dieback-map 
>> <https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/western-redcedar-dieback-map>
>>
>> 1. Create a login for iNaturalist.org <https://inaturalist.org/>
>> 2. Join the Western Redcedar Dieback Map 
>> <https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/western-redcedar-dieback-map> project
>> 3. Add an observation (share a picture) of a healthy or unhealthy 
>> redcedar tree by using the iNaturalist Mobile App or your through an 
>> internet browser
>> 4. Tag the Western Redcedar Dieback Map project in the observation
>> 5. Answer questions related to project about the health of the tree 
>> (questions only show up once project is tagged)
>> 6. Share the observation
>>
>> I think this is a very worthy project and I encourage anyone on the 
>> west coast who sees dead or dying redcedars to contribute data. The 
>> decline has been obvious in the Lower Mainland for well over a 
>> decade. It is very pronounced on Vancouver Island along with the 
>> death of Grand fir and Douglas-fir trees. The intent is to show the 
>> extent of the problem as a first step, and then work on options for 
>> replanting perhaps with different species. This first step hopes to 
>> show the extent of the problem.
>>
>> jd
>> -- 
>>
>> On Behalf of Dunster and Associates Environmental Consultants Ltd.
>>
>>
>> Dr. Julian A Dunster R.P.F., R.P.P.., M.C.I.P., ISA Certified Arborist,
>> ASCA Registered Consulting Arborist # 378,
>> ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualified
>> Honourary Life Member ISA + PNWISA
>>
>> North American distributor for Rinntech
>> www.dunster.ca
>> www.treelaw.info
>> www.rinntech.info
>
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