PRINCE GEORGE – Due to the limited snowfall this winter, the region is experiencing drought. Last year, a phenomenon called “tree winter kill” caused significant damage to many trees in the city.

Watt says they are hoping the Warming Tree will become an annual event, and that members of the community, including local businesses, will step up to help fill the tree over the course of the winter.

The 75-year-old doesn’t see stark winter tree limbs cloaked in snow, she sees Lawren Harris paintings. “He’s capturing Canada, not its dark soul, maybe its bare soul.” ...

Winter is the perfect time to photograph trees in a different season to the norm. Their bare branches can create intricate patterns, and the lack of leaves give a better feel of the shape and form ...

But winter tree identification is not just about twigs, it’s about looking in detail at tree shape, the branches, the bark and colour, and in some cases the smell, he adds.

2) Branching patterns. Assuming most of the trees you want to ID in winter are deciduous trees, the branch patterns can help further narrow down your choices.

Winter Sunscald and Frost Cracking: Tree Bark Damaged from Winter Bite Sunscald and frost cracking of trees can occur in any winter, but the effect of dramatic temperature changes can also lead to the ...

Winter tree pruning is ongoing in Lethbridge. City crews begin this year’s effort with Brandon Elms along Red Crow Boulevard West and Poplars in Columbia Bay Park. Elm trees have a specific pruning ...

Here are five of the extreme patterns meteorologists watch for in computer model guidance to alert that winter weather is about to shift into higher gear. 1.