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  • Baie Comeau, a classic mill-town.

  • Resolu is one of the forestry giants of the region.

  • Dan Kneeshaw, the scientist whistle blower.

  • A painting by 19th century Quebec artist Ozias Leduc hangs in the canteen of a logging camp near Baie Comeau.

  • Government offices that are meant to manage the cutting of forests.

  • Baie Comeau, a classic mill-town.

  • Resolu is one of the forestry giants of the region.

  • Dan Kneeshaw, the scientist whistle blower.

  • A painting by 19th century Quebec artist Ozias Leduc hangs in the canteen of a logging camp near Baie Comeau.

  • Government offices that are meant to manage the cutting of forests.

Attack of the budworms

An infestation in northern Quebec threatens to transform Canadian forests as we know them.  

Some of the swarms of moths they grow into are so big,  they can been seen on radar. 

This series was shot in Baie Comeau, Quebec, for an article by Patti Sontag for Walrus magazine about the infestation of the spruce budworm that is devastating Quebec fir trees. The real story however,  is how the forestry industry is responding in a way that may make the situation worse, not better. 

see the whole story here:

https://thewalrus.ca/attack-of-the-budworms/