07-25-2024, 01:09 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Calgary, AB
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Yikes, news article from 2018 kind of predicting this due to the pine beetle. Such a great town and always had a good time there.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmon...ents-1.4748187
But in the meantime, some Jasper residents are increasingly worried about not just the esthetics of red, rusty forests, but also the fire hazards that accompany several square kilometres of dry trees.
"The people in Jasper aren't saying they're wondering if the town's going to burn down, it's when the town is going to burn down," said Jasper resident David Millar.
Carroll said the wildfire threat is an expected consequence of pine beetle infestations.
"Killing a bunch of trees means that not far down the road, those trees will be available as fuel for wildfire," he said. "So their biggest focus, once the beetle has run its course, is going to be managing for wildfire."
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