This is a Letterbox cache, that is at the posted coordinates. This Letterbox contains a stamp, that needs to remain in the cache container, it is not a trade item.
The town of Oakville, has had a very aggressive approach to dealing with the Emerald Ash Borer. At GZ, you will witness this very aggressive approach to dealing with the EAB infestation.
EAB infestation
The Emerald Ash Boer (EAB), an invasive insect from Asia, is considered to be one of the worst alien forest pests to ever be introduced to North America. Since 2002, ash trees across large portions of the United States, Ontario and Quebec have been devastated by the EAB infestation. EAB lay their eggs in ash trees. The larvae eat the soft wood under the tree’s bark, preventing the tree from moving water and nutrients between its roots and leaves, and killing it within one to three years.
Hazard Abatement – woodlands
The town continues to treat municipal street and park trees to protect against EAB. However, the EAB infestation has had a devastating effect on our woodlands. Most, if not all of the town’s 43,000 woodland ash trees are now dead or dying. The town is removing dead and dying ash trees throughout our woodlands over a 10 year period.
Canopy replacement
The town is replacing municipal street and park ash trees with trees of different species. Trees removed in the spring or summer will be replaced the following fall or spring.
While natural regeneration will account for most of the regrowth in our woodlands, portions of select sites have been identified for enhanced and/or intensive regeneration and replanting.