by Working Forest | Jan 6, 2020 | Archives
February 14th, 2020 Nottowasaga Inn, Alliston, ON We The Forest — Our forests are our future. They provide us with food, shelter and warmth. They support the ecosystem services we depend on and they fight climate change. But who speaks for the forests? In a...
by Working Forest | Jan 6, 2020 | Archives
Each year the Eastern Ontario Model Forest presents the Ross Silversides Forestry Award to an individual(s) in recognition of their outstanding contribution to the vision and sustainable forestry in Eastern Ontario. The Ross Silversides Forestry Award recipients for...
by Working Forest | Jan 6, 2020 | Archives
To be held Feb. 21st, the theme is What your Forest can do for you. Touching on topics including marketing your forest products, vernal pools, how technology in the forest can be fun, the creation of the Larose forest, and the challenges forest practitioners face...
by Working Forest | Jan 6, 2020 | Archives
Profit margins declined faster for sawmills in Finland than in neighbouring Sweden during 2018 and 2019, and in the 3Q/19 reached their lowest levels in 15 years, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. The financial health of the world’s lumber producers was mixed in...
by Working Forest | Jan 6, 2020 | Archives
Forecon/ Hardwood Review — Prices for several species of hardwood lumber from North America have fallen rapidly since last summer, coinciding with the implementation of tariffs on hardwood lumber exports to China. Slower growth in China’s economy and political...