Tree removals in Vancouver's Stanley Park draw criticism

Work to cut down approximately one-quarter of the trees in Vancouver's Stanley Park is facing growing opposition from advocates who say the city's plan is doing more harm than good.Posted: Mar 19, 2024 8:01 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago

"Where there's dead trees, typically they will fall over time and then that results in a higher likelihood of a spark or something of that nature causing an ignition and a wildfire spreading," McLeod told CBC's"So in this case, we're targeting those smaller trees for wildfire mitigation risk purposes and then also targeting the larger trees for public safety risks.

"The trees had formed a sound barrier and a visual barrier, so the entire experience of being in Stanley Park is being disrupted," Caditz said in an interview Tuesday."It's a crisis situation. It's completely an unforced error that's happening now by the City of Vancouver and needs to be stopped."Felling dead trees leaves room for winds to gather speed and drive fire growth to gather, he said.

B.C. wildfire officials have warned of the possibility of an early and "very challenging" fire season this year due to prolonged drought conditions, and McLeod says the city takes its responsibility for the health of the park and its visitors seriously.

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