Saving Wolseley’s Elm Trees: A Community Fights Dutch Elm Disease
- marjan hashemi
- Jul 2
- 1 min read
Updated: Jul 4
Play via this link: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-29-information-radio-mb/clip/16155622-saving-wolseleys-elm-trees-a-community-fights-dutch
July 2, 2025
Ian Dyck, from the Wolseley Residents’ Association tree committee, speaks with host Marcy Markusa about a grassroots campaign to inoculate and save all the remaining elm trees in Winnipeg’s Wolseley neighbourhood. They talk about the threat of Dutch Elm Disease, how the inoculation works, the $100,000 fundraising goal, and why preserving mature elms is more cost-effective than replacing dead trees.
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