Over the next few weeks in March, twenty-two trees on the Douglas campus—mostly ashes infected by wood-boring insects—will be cut down. An inspection done in the fall by Nadeau Foresterie Urbaine found that 22 of the 25 trees examined are dead, declining or dangerous. The Douglas Institute will ensure that the same number of trees will be replanted to preserve the life and beauty of the area.

The decline of these red ashes on the Douglas campus is due to attacks from wood-boring insects like the ash and privet borer (Tylonotus bimaculatus). Branches from the cut trees will be kept and analyzed to determine if the trees were infected by the emerald ash borer, an insect that is currently causing widespread damage in Montreal.

Nadeau Foresterie Urbaine is an independent company that was recommended by the Ville de Montréal.