by Working Forest | Jan 12, 2017 | Archives
Canadian beavers are wreaking havoc in an unexpected location: a swath of forest in South America. Some 200,000 dam-building creatures are creating harmful floods that threaten Patagonian forests and nearby lakes that cover parts of Chile and Argentina. In 1946, 25...
by Working Forest | Jan 12, 2017 | Archives
William Angus and Thomas Logan chose Windsor, Que., as the site of Canada’s first wood-based pulp mill in 1864. Today, with more than 150 years of continuous operation, the site now known as Domtar’s Windsor mill is the city’s largest employer. Advances in technology...
by Working Forest | Jan 12, 2017 | Archive Articles, Articles
As president-elect Donald Trump begins to shape his trade agenda, there are concerns about the effect on the Canadian economy, in particular because of our reliance on trade with the United States. However, there may be opportunities, too, and Canada must take full...
by Working Forest | Jan 12, 2017 | Archives
The New Brunswick-based firm issued a press release Jan. 11 to say they will be making 8,600 hires for all of their operations across Canada and the U.S. The total number of projected hires is down by about 1,600 from the previous three-year period. From 2014 to 2016...
by Working Forest | Jan 12, 2017 | Archives
A new study has found that trees worldwide develop thicker bark when they live in fire-prone areas. The findings suggest that bark thickness could help predict which forests and savannas will survive a warmer climate in which wildfires are expected to increase in...
