In Parksville, B.C., over half of the Western red cedars in the existing canopy are dying. Now the city's parks department is looking for more resources to manage what's left. Over the last few decades, the Western red cedar, British Columbia's provincial tree, has struggled with drier climate conditions brought on by climate change, says Guy Martin, the parks and facilities manager for the city of Parksville. Martin says the Western red cedar, which is often found alongside coastal Douglas fir, is everywhere in the city within green spaces, parks, near streams and rivers, and in people's yards. "It becomes a safety issue, obviously," he said, referring to falling cedar trees.

Source: CBC News November 22, 2020 19:08 UTC