Hemlock dominated forest on drumlin by Sandy Lake
From the Sep 4 ESSC minutes:
MOVED by Councillor Austin, seconded by Councillor Deagle Gammon
THAT Environment and Sustainability Standing Committee recommend that Halifax Regional
Council:
1. Approve the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA) Treatment and Management Plan, as set out in Attachment A of the staff report dated June 30, 2025;
2. Direct the Chief Administrative Officer to direct staff to initiate treatment of eastern hemlocks with a focus on the 15 priority parks identified within the HWA Treatment and Management Plan; and
3. Direct the Chief Administrative Officer to carry out the actions contained in the HWA Treatment and Management Plan as part of the multi-year budgeting and business planning process.
Doll and Emma Wattie, Manager, Environment responded to questions of clarification from the Standing Committee.
MOTION PUT AND PASSED.
View Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Management Plan
From the Plan:
| As outlined in Attachment A, it is recommended that HRM initiate chemical/medicinal injection applications in hemlocks growing in 15 priority parks listed in order of priority below (outlined in detail in Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Management Plan ESSC Committee September 9, 2025 (Table 7 in the Plan).These locations amount to approximately 50 hectares (ha) of treatment area and have been determined using provincial mapping, consultation with HRM’s Urban Forestry and Parks divisions, literature review, and public feedback. Some parks contain large individual hemlock trees in addition to (or in some cases rather than) high density stands of hemlocks. It is anticipated that additional sites will be added to the treatment list as HRM’s Hemlock Protection Program matures. 1. Sandy Lake (including adjacent HRM-owned parcels not formally part of the park) 2. Hemlock Ravine Park 3. Admiral Cove Park 4. Sawgrass Drive Park and Oakfield Woods Park 5. Shubie Park 6. Clarence Court Park 7. Brookhill Drive Park 3 8. Duck Lake Brook Greenway Park 9. Gordon R. Snow Community Centre Park 10. Red Pond Bridge Park 11. Settle Lake Park 12. Sir. Sandford Fleming Park 13. Point Pleasant Park 14. Shaw Wilderness Park 15. First Lake (i.e., First Lake Regional Park, Alder Crescent Park, and Sackville River Linear Park) |