by Working Forest | Dec 9, 2018 | Archives
Globally, technologies are transforming forest management and harvesting. Control innovations for harvesting equipment are removing workers from the ground while improving safety and productivity. A few years ago, innovative logger Dale Ewers recognized how the speed...
by Working Forest | Dec 9, 2018 | Archives
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Globe & Mail — The B.C. business community signed onto the NDP government’s plan this week. The endorsement reflects a full year of backroom discussions that resulted in a plan that is expected to offer a painless transition for...
by Working Forest | Dec 5, 2018 | Archives
The BC Wildfire Service is accepting applications for wildland firefighter positions for the 2019 fire season. Online applications can be submitted on the BC Wildfire Service website until Jan. 15, 2019. The BC Wildfire Service is looking for new recruits to fill...
by Working Forest | Dec 5, 2018 | Archives
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia will adopt sustainable forestry practices that will see reduced clearcutting on Crown land, although the province’s lands and forestry minister is unable to say yet by how much. Iain Rankin said forest policies will be guided by ecological...
by Working Forest | Dec 5, 2018 | Archives
Forest pests, like the emerald ash borer, the spruce budworm and the mountain pine beetle, can threaten Canada’s forests. From December 4-6, 2018, forest pest management researchers, managers, and practitioners gathered for the National Forest Pest Management Forum,...
