Residents of Ottawa have witnessed and lamented the loss of 50,000 ash trees on City property--and thousands more on private property and NCC lands--over the last 4 years. They were decimated due to climate change impact, namely the steady northern advance of the Emerald Ash Borer. Untempered intensification in the urban core is destroying front and back yard trees and dramatically reducing space for new trees. Wind and ice storms have also taken their toll. 

 

Now you can record the lost trees of Ottawa and your memories of those trees on our interactive map. It allows you to:

• plot lost trees due to human or natural causes

• record details such as tree type (species), approximate date of loss and size

• add a photograph and comments.

• view the cumulative count of loss, by cause and by City ward.