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    A pine beetle control crew is evacuated by helicopter ahead of northern-winter storm front. Once a storm hits, the density of the snow falling from the sky would make flying an impossibility for the pilot and any crews not picked up in time would be left in the wilderness until the weather improved. For workers in this environment, the potential for having to overnight in the wilderness during a storm is something that is always at the back of the mind every morning when they get flown into the area they will be working. On this occasion, the helicopter was unable to pick up two workers due to the rapid approach of the storm. They survived the night by building a shelter and a fire. by: benjamin_louwerse Views[697] A pine beetle control worker stands as close to the fire as he can in order to stay warm. The pine beetle life-cycle lasts one year; it will lay its eggs in the early summer before dying, the eggs will hatch and the larvae will then burrow further in the bark before going dormant for the winter months. This life-cycle means that all control efforts must take place during the coldest months of winter in order to get the trees while the larvae is still inside. Winters in Northern Alberta can quite frequently drop below -40. by: benjamin_louwerse Views[575] In order to kill the beetle, which burrows in between the bark and the cambiam of pine tree, all of the bark must be burnt off the trees. Around 25,000 British Columbian families have either lost their primary income, are at risk of doing so, or have been otherwise effected due to the effects of the pine beetle on the forest industry. by: benjamin_louwerse Views[592] A worker retrieves a choker cable from a pile of trees infested with Mountain Pine Beetle that has been piled, waiting to be burnt, in an effort to control the epidemic sweeping across western Canada. Mountain Pine Beetle has already killed approximately 18.1 million hectares of pine forest in British Columbia. by: benjamin_louwerse Views[695] Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden in Lethbridge, Alberta. by: pamela_mac Views[2324]
     
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    Banff, Jasper and Lake Louise Alberta, Canada

    CANADA | Fri, 15 May 2015 | By sheerradiance | Views [437]

    I almost don’t want to share this story for fear that it will become so commercialized that it will lose its mystique. That would be too selfish and a complete waste of beauty. Coming from a small town I kind of took for granted the natural elements ... Read more >

    Tags: adventurist, alberta, bears, camping, canada, canada, glacier mountains, mountains, outdoors, wildlife

    Photos: My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

    CANADA | Sun, 23 Jun 2013 | By benjamin_louwerse | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

    Throughout history, mankind has always felt a need for visual references to past events. While the human imagination serves this purpose to a point, it is still hard to beat an actual image representation of what happened. From the ancient drawings found ... Read more >
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    Tags: alberta, canada, control, heli-logging, helicopter, infestation, northern alberta, pine beetle, travel photography scholarship 2013, wilderness

    Leaving Ontario

    CANADA | Sun, 14 Apr 2013 | By rockwell | Views [312]

    August 26 – August 30, 2011 On August 26th we crossed from Ontario into “Friendly Manitoba”. It was strange riding from thick forest, smelling of pine and cedar, to flat grassland, filled with the aroma of hay and manure. It was ... Read more >

    Tags: alberta, around the world, canada, ktm 990 adventure, manitoba, motorcycle, saskatchewan

    Photos: Via Rail: Toronto - Vancouver

    CANADA | Wed, 29 Jun 2011 | By michelefacciotto | Photo Gallery

    Almost 4 days train trip across Canada. An unforgettable experience!
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    Tags: alberta, cab, edmonton, glass, ontario, rocky mountains, sunset, tran, winnipeg

     

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