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Mountain pine beetle heli-GPS survey [map]

Description

Heli-GPS surveys use rotary-wing aircraft to pinpoint the locations of mountain pine beetle -killed pine trees. Surveys are conducted from early-August to mid-September when the colour of pine trees killed by mountain pine beetles during the previous year makes them distinguishable from older mountain pine beetle-killed pine trees. The aerial survey area typically covers areas where mountain pine beetle populations are actively killing trees in susceptible pine forests.

Updated

September 29, 2023

Tags
aerial surveys forest health forest pest surveys forest pests forestry mountain pine beetles red trees

Title and publication information

Alternative Title

Mountain pine beetle survey [map]

Frequency

Biennial (every 2 years)

Publisher / Creator Information

Publisher

Forestry and Parks

Place of Publication

Edmonton

Subject Information

Resource Dates

Date Created

2016-06-01

Date Added

2017-11-03T15:25:58.691418

Date Modified

2023-09-29

Date Issued

2017-06-01

Audience information

Identifiers

Usage / Licence

Usage Considerations

The size of the aerial survey area in 2021 was 7,331,334 hectares.

The size of the aerial survey area in 2022 was 6,884,183 hectares.

Contact

Contact Name

Forestry and Parks

Contact Email

info@gov.ab.ca