Search - Local Environmental Observer (LEO) Network

What's with the white stuff? Why the N.W.T. has so much tree fluff this summer | CBC News

9 Jul 2025

Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada

The increase in tree "fluff" is likely a stress response from poplars, aspen and willows reacting to the dry conditions from the past few years, according to the N.W.T.'s department of Environment and Climate Change.

CBC / Natalie Pressman

Previous Next

	Safety	479
	Weather	342
	Transportation	251
	Land	199
	Surface Waters / Wetlands	158
	Extreme Precipitation	157
	Buildings	142
	Extreme Temperature	130
	Human Health	128
	Ice / Snow Change	128
	Death / Die-off / Decline	124
	Ocean / Sea	124
	Flooding / Draining	115
	Land Mammals	112
	Extreme Wind	111
	Unusual Range / Sighting	96
	Birds	93
	Marine Mammals	90
	Food Security	82
	Water Management	80
	Deformity / Disease / Injury	79
	Fire	77
	Fish	75
	Sports / Recreation	69
	Landslide / Avalanche	61
	Unusual Animal Behavior	59
	Economic Impact	59
	Seasonal Timing	59
	Energy	56
	Cultural Impact	52
	Displacement	48
	One Health	48
	Zoonotic Flu	47
	Plants / Kelp	44
	Erosion	41
	Pets	40
	Pollution	39
	Pathogen	39
	Air Quality	37
	Fisheries	37
	Drought	36
	TOURISM	36
	Harvest Change	35
	Permafrost Change	34
	Injury	29
	Rain on Snow	29
	Sanitation	29
	Unusual Size / Abundance	28
	Water Security	26
	Storm Surge	25
	Communication	24
	Atmosphere	22
	Earthquake	21
	Insects	21
	Livestock	20
	Air	18
	Invertebrates	18
	Algal Bloom	17
	Glacier Change	17
	Cyclone / Hurricane	16
	Debris / Trash	15
	Acute Illness	12
	Eruption	12
	Groundwater	11
	Agriculture	10
	Conflict	10
	Infestation	10
	Mental Health	9
	Thunderstorm	9
	Physical or Chemical Change	8
	Parasite	8
	Relocation	8
	Sinkhole / Crater	8
	Microbes	7
	Sea/Land Level Change	7
	Forestry	6
	Rabies	6
	Arachnids	5
	Amphibians	5
	Unusual Variation	5
	Burial Site	4
	Aquaculture	3
	Chronic Illness	3
	Fungi	3
	Tsunami	3
	Brucellosis	2
	Chronic Wasting Disease	2
	Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning	2
	Radiation	2
	Reptiles	2
	Boreal Pox	1
	Anthrax	1
	Distemper	1
	Unusual Smell or Taste	1

	United States	478
	Canada	113
	Russia	50
	Iceland	43
	Norway	36
	Finland	27
	Sweden	20
	United Kingdom	13
	New Zealand	5
	Ireland	4
	Spain	4
	Switzerland	4
	Faroe Islands	3
	Greenland	3
	India	3
	South Korea	3
	Svalbard and Jan Mayen	3
	Afghanistan	2
	Brazil	2
	France	2
	Japan	2
	Mexico	2
	Trinidad and Tobago	2
	Argentina	1
	Australia	1
	Barbados	1
	Falkland Islands	1
	Greece	1
	Honduras	1
	Italy	1
	Libya	1
	Mongolia	1
	Morocco	1
	Nepal	1
	Netherlands	1
	Nigeria	1
	Peru	1
	Romania	1
	Taiwan	1
	Ukraine	1

	Winter	265
	Summer	255
	Spring	219
	Fall	167

	2025	239
	2024	400
	2023	424
	2022	22

	January	118
	February	80
	March	73
	April	85
	May	94
	June	126
	July	94
	August	84
	September	52
	October	71
	November	89
	December	119

Explore Posts

Submit a Post

Directory

About

My LEO

From		To
	-