by Working Forest | Jul 25, 2018 | Archives
ARAUCO, a global producer of wood products, has announced the purchase of Panolam’s industrial assets located in Albany, Oregon. The acquisition continues the expansion of the company’s presence in the North American market. “With this acquisition,...
by Working Forest | Jul 22, 2018 | Archives
A team of University of Maine researchers has been awarded $1.17 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to develop and test land management practices to protect Maine forest workers from exposure to tick-borne diseases. The three-year project,...
by Working Forest | Jul 22, 2018 | Archives
The ministry says lightning is to blame for most of the fires in the northwest region. As the summer season continues in northwestern Ontario, officials from the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry are blaming lightning for the dozens of new fires...
by Working Forest | Jul 22, 2018 | Archives
As the West’s fire seasons grow more intense, a team of Oregon State University researchers is looking for ways to keep blazes from spreading. They’re targeting the formation of embers, which can thwart fire lines by riding the wind for miles to start new fires....
by Working Forest | Jul 22, 2018 | Archives
DENVER (AP) — The Trump administration has proposed ending automatic protections for threatened animal and plant species and limiting habitat safeguards that are meant to shield recovering species from harm. Administration officials said the new rules would advance...
