Fruit trees along popular local trails on the chopping block
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Wild fruit trees along popular trails in the Greater Vernon area may get chopped because of infestation concerns.
In a report to the board, Regional District of North Okanagan staff say the concerns stem after a recommendation came from the Okanagan-Kootenay Sterile Insect Release program to remove the trees to mitigate the threat of infestation.
The organization focuses on managing the codling moth population throughout the Okanagan valley.
In an email dated July 19, 2019 a senior field monitor from the Okanagan-Kootenay Sterile Insect Release Program noted one apple tree of concern along the Okanagan Rail trail, four apple trees of concern at the Grey Canal Trail-Malim Road Access and one apple tree of concern along the Baker Hogg Road Access.
