FGCA’s Info page on Butternut for Landowners
A quick guide to identifying butternut trees, recognizing butternut canker, and contributing to the recovery of this endangered species.
Butternut Landowner Resource Guide
Published in 2012, this comprehensive landowner resource explains how to identify butternut trees, recognize butternut canker, understand Ontario’s regulations, and support the recovery of this endangered species.
Species Conservation Act, 2025
Enacted in 2025, Ontario’s Species Conservation Act establishes the legislative framework for protecting and conserving species at risk, including species classification, conservation measures, permitting, and enforcement.
Butternut and Butternut Canker Brochure
Published in 2010, this brochure introduces Ontario’s endangered butternut tree, explains the impacts of butternut canker, and outlines simple ways landowners can help conserve and recover the species.
Butternut Health Assessment guidelines
Health assessment of Butternut trees for the purposes of the Endangered Species Act, 2007.