Winnipeg has one of the largest remaining mature urban Elm Forest in all of North America, but that is a problem. Dutch Elm disease is slowly decimating the cities green canopy with more than 6000 albums slated to be removed this year alone.
In Winnipeg, ask trees are also in serious danger.
The city is bracing for the arrival of the emerald ash borer beetle, which is an invasive species that cannot be eradicated once here. The Beetles arrival has the potential to wipe out all Winnipeg's ash trees.
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