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Vancouver Park Board staff get approval to advance Stanley Park tree removal | CBC News

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Vancouver Park Board staff have gained commissioners' approval to proceed with the next phase of a tree removal project being done in Stanley Park due to an extensive looper moth infestation. Work has been underway to cut down thousands of trees in Vancouver's biggest park since the summer of 2023, due to what the park board said were fire and public safety risks posed by dead and dying trees that were affected by a yearslong Western hemlock looper moth infestation. The infestation led to around a third of all the trees in Stanley Park being affected, staff said at the time, and its latest report shows just over 11,000 trees have been cut down to deal with the infestation, which was first reported in 2020. While the tree removal plan has faced sharp criticism — and some residents filed a lawsuit that ultimately failed to stop it — staff say they have a plan that will see the least number of trees removed in the final phase of the mitigation work. Around a third of Stanley Park's trees

Vancouver Park Board staff get approval to advance Stanley Park tree removal | CBC News Vancouver Park Board staff get approval to advance Stanley Park tree removal | CBC News Loaded British Columbia Vancouver Park Board staff get approval to advance Stanley Park tree removal Vancouver Park Board staff have gained commissioners' approval to proceed with the next phase of a tree removal project being done in Stanley Park due to an extensive looper moth infestation. Removal of thousands of trees due to infested hemlocks has faced criticism for years Akshay Kulkarni · CBC News · Posted: Jul 21, 2

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