by Working Forest | Jan 18, 2016 | Archive Articles, Articles
For the first time in its 73-year history, the Truck Loggers Associationhas elected a female president — a first for any logging association in B.C. But for Jacqui Beban of Qualicum Beach, getting elected on Jan. 14 was a natural fit as she has deep roots in the...
by Working Forest | Jan 18, 2016 | Articles
When he retired in the late 1960s, pioneering Montana forester John B. Taylor recorded a memoir on tapes. Taylor’s engaging narrative was transcribed by journalist and editor John C. Frohlicher, a contemporary of Taylor’s who claimed that his hardest task was...
by Working Forest | Jan 18, 2016 | Articles
The Pacific Northwest had many fires last year. For some, forest fires conjure images of trees completely vaporized by fire. But crown fires often move through a forest fairly rapidly, consuming tree needles and fine branches and leaving charred snags. Chopping into...
by Working Forest | Jan 13, 2016 | Archive Articles, Articles
BC’s coastal forest industry has never been under this much pressure to keep pace with the global market place. The TLA’s 73rd Annual Convention & Trade Show will take place January 13 – 15, 2016 at the Westin Bayshore Hotel in Vancouver. Over this three-day...
by Working Forest | Jan 7, 2016 | Articles
They waited almost until New Year’s Eve to do it, but Resolute Forest Products has decided to make things interesting in the world of governments “investing” in business. Here’s the situation in a nutshell: the Nova Scotia government, in an effort to save a closing...
by Working Forest | Jan 5, 2016 | Archive Articles, Articles
It’s hard to predict the weather, but University of Regina researchers are using trees to trace weather patterns from the past and give insight into what Saskatchewan’s climate might look like in the future. Dave Sauchyn, senior research scientist at the...
