LINKS

Information on Arboriculture and Trees:

• International Society of Arboriculture
• Pacific Northwest Chapter of the ISA
• The ISA's Consumer Information Webpage: on the importance and value of good tree care.
• The Hazard Tree Prevention webpage: learn what it takes to keep the trees in your yard healthy, safe and beautiful, and keep them from becoming hazardous.
• Tree Selection Guide: information on choosing the right tree for the right place.

Want a nursery specializing in native trees? Contact:

• Fraser's Thimble Farms on Saltspring Island.

Want to find out what is eating your trees? Here are a couple of websites:

• Caterpillars of the Pacific Northwest
• Pacific Forest Centre's Insects & Diseases of Canada's Forests

Tree Protection Bylaws for:

• District of Saanich, BC
• District of North Saanich, BC
• District of Central Saanich, BC
• Town of Sidney, BC
• City of Victoria, BC
• City of Parksville, BC
• City of Nanaimo, BC
• District of Metchosin, BC
• Township of Esquimalt, BC
• District of Oak Bay, BC