In this video, Parks Canada experts explain how HWA spreads, its impact on hemlock forests, and the integrated pest management strategy in place to combat it.
Kejimkujik National Park is home to towering Eastern hemlocks—trees that provide essential habitat, regulate forest ecosystems, and hold deep cultural significance for the Mi’kmaq.
These ancient forests face a serious threat: Hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA), an invasive insect that could devastate the park’s oldgrowth hemlocks by 2030.
Learn how Parks Canada is using a combination of chemical control and biological control, as well as a … Continue