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Glen Ellyn
I
t's a lethal disease and it's spreading fast.
The culprit? Butternut canker, an invasive
fungal disease first reported to appear in the
U.S. in Wisconsin in the 1960s.
Butternut canker is just one of the invasive
species that Kyle McLoughlin, consulting
arborist, Davey Resource Group (DRG), has
researched for years. He recently presented his
findings on invasive and endangered species
conservation, legislation and reintroduction in
the province of Ontario at the Royal Botanical
Gardens (RBG) in Hamilton, Ontario.
McLoughlin was invited to lecture at the
RBG through his connections in the Hamilton
Naturalists' Club, a non-profit organization
for which he frequently leads interpretive hikes
and has presented previous lectures.
McLoughlin was inspired to conduct
research in his spare time after realizing the
threats of invasive, non-native species including
butternut canker, Emerald ash borer, whitenose
Raising Awareness of Invasive Diseases
Idea submitted by: Steve Robinson, consulting arborist, DRG
Kyle McLoughlin
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syndrome in bats and dogwood anthracnose.
"I love ecology," McLoughlin explains.
"The research is so fascinating and keeps
coming up at work. It's great to have a career
that relates to my passion."
The research and lecture specifically focused
on the hidden costs of invasive species, includ-
ing the impacts on municipal forestry budgets,
asset management, taxes and the economy. In
addition, McLoughlin focused on the ecological
downfalls, regarding the loss of food produced
by dogwood trees and its effect on migration
patterns and regional biodiversity.
In the future, McLoughlin plans to contact
other divisions of the Naturalists' Club,
perhaps Toronto, to present his research and
raise awareness as he did in his area.
