Wildfires are a global phenomenon, yet the Los Angeles (LA) wildfires captured worldwide media attention, while other equally devastating fires, such as those in Canada, the Amazon rainforest, and Indonesia, often receive comparatively limited coverage. The LA wildfires in January 2025 consumed 155 square kilometers, destroyed over 7,000 homes, resulted in 29 fatalities, and caused…
Two men sit across a dimly lit table, cigars smoldering in ashtrays, eyes locked in a silent battle of wills. One leans in, tapping a thick ledger filled with numbers—tariffs, duties, market shares—while the other adjusts his tie, unfazed, calculating his next move. It’s the 1930s, or maybe it’s today. The names have changed, the…
At Payette, architects are leading the charge in the U.S. by focusing on a sustainable construction approach called embodied carbon reduction. This method aims to cut down greenhouse gas emissions at every stage of a building’s life cycle, including the production, transportation, and eventual disposal of construction materials. Taking a fresh perspective on traditional building…
LL Flooring aka Lumber Liquidators Moves forward with Bankruptcy and systematically shutting down stores to that end. Read the latest and the industry impact.
Issued: September 6, 2024 Gatineau, Quebec – The Canadian Woodlands Forum flagship event, DEMO International will be moving into the Venosta, Quebec forest region later this month. DEMO International is one of North America’s largest and unique LIVE in-woods forest equipment expos. 2024 will mark the event’s 14th edition and will be taking place September 19th through 21st. This is an update to…
A destructive pest known as the emerald ash borer, which has wreaked havoc on ash trees across the United States, has now spread to Yamhill, Clackamas, and Marion counties in Oregon. This summer, increased signs of infestation, including damage from woodpeckers, have been noted, signaling a potential threat to the state’s ash tree population. How…
In the ongoing softwood lumber trade conflict, the United States has moved forward with its plans to significantly raise the tariff on Canadian softwood lumber imports, now imposing a 14.54 percent duty as additional tariffs, including new tariffs and subsidy tariffs, bringing the total tariffs to this level. The duties, or tariffs, on softwood lumber…
The Algonquin Forestry Authority (AFA) is seeking to fill Operations Supervisor contract positions for the 2024-25 season. The AFA is the Ontario Crown agency responsible for sustainable forest management in Algonquin Park. Our responsibilities include harvesting and distribution of wood products to mills in communities adjacent to the Park, as well as forest management planning,…
Recent events in Jasper, Canada, including wildfire activity, wildfire smoke, fire evacuations, and fire data smoke plumes, have become a stark indicator of the climate emergency we face, according to prominent Canadian scientists. The area’s devastating wildfires serve as a harbinger of the extreme weather conditions that are becoming increasingly common across the globe. Warning…
The recent wildfire known as , one of the current wildfires and dangerous fires staying active, has ravaged an expansive territory in inland Northern California, surpassing 550 square miles in size. As of Sunday, the inferno has cast a pall of smoke and haze across the sky, significantly deteriorating the air quality across a vast…