The annual provincial elm tree pruning ban is around the corner. The ban runs from Apr. 1 to Aug. 31 each year to help stop the spread of Dutch Elm Disease (DED), a fatal tree disease caused by a ...

DED is a fatal tree disease caused by a fungus spread by elm bark beetles. As the weather warms, the beetles become more active and are attracted to fresh cuts on trees. Pruning during this time ...

which is caused by a fungus spread by elm bark beetles and is fatal to affected trees. “As the weather warms, the beetles become more active and are attracted to fresh cuts on trees,” Saskatchewan’s ...

Its cause is a fungus spread by elm bark beetles which become active once the weather warms up. Pruning during their active season produces fresh cuts through which the infection can be introduced. A ...

Southwest property owners, land managers, and community members have been notified of the upcoming annual ban on pruning elm trees The tree pruning ban will be in effect from April 1 to August 31 to ...

For background information and additional context, see our Tree Mortality and Fire page. Bark beetles are important disturbance agents that can cause extensive tree mortality in western forests, often ...

Gateway Mall Baby Crawl uses first-ever tie break in annual race History was made at the 2025 installment of the Gateway Mall Baby Crawl as for the first time ever, a tie-breaking measure was needed ...