Montreal Public Ash Trees Treated for Emerald Ash Borer Since 2014

Since 2014, the City of Montreal has protected public ash trees from the emerald ash borer using TreeAzin injection treatments. The dataset documents these interventions and is updated by the city's boroughs.

Use Cases

• Analyze the spatial distribution of treated ash trees using SHP files to map treatment coverage.
• Track the annual count of TreeAzin injection treatments performed since 2014 to monitor program scale.
• Cross-reference this dataset with public domain tree records to identify untreated ash trees.
• Assess treatment frequency and locations to evaluate the city's emerald ash borer management strategy.

Strengths

• Documents a specific pest management program active since 2014.
• Data is updated and maintained by the City of Montreal's boroughs.
• Available in multiple formats including SHP for spatial analysis and CSV for tabular use.

Limitations

• Unknown row count and column structure limits assessment of dataset scale and features.
• Relies on an automated translation for the original French metadata, which may introduce inaccuracies.

Provenance

Source

Government and Municipalities of Québec | Gouvernement et municipalités du Québec

Collection Method

Records of TreeAzin injection treatments performed by the City of Montreal.

Time Range

Since 2014

Freshness

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Geography

City of Montreal, Quebec, Canada