by Working Forest | Jan 4, 2017 | Archives
The future of the Nipissing Forest is open for debate. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) has started the process for the development and creation of a new 10-year plan for the Nipissing Forest. “In Ontario, the MNRF is responsible for the long-term...
by Working Forest | Jan 4, 2017 | Archive Articles, Articles
A new analysis of trees in major cities around the world puts Vancouver at the top of list for the largest green canopy.Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology used Google Street View to calculate tree canopy from a human point of view, as opposed to the...
by Working Forest | Jan 4, 2017 | Archives
New Year’s Day marks the implementation of the Great Bear Rainforest agreement, hailed as a landmark around the world but largely ignored here at home. It’s been “saved,” as our modern urban mythology describes it. This vast rainforest is no longer officially known as...
by Working Forest | Jan 4, 2017 | Archives
Sawlog prices have trended downward throughout the world over the past two years with the GSPI Index being 14.3% lower in the 3Q/16 than in the 3Q/14, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. The GSPI sawlog price index fell again in the 3Q/16 and was 21% below its...
by Working Forest | Jan 4, 2017 | Archives
The industry needs to champion wood, lest we lose the culture and the infrastructure that has built up around its use. The world can often seem too complicated for its own good. It’s a big reason some people, such as I, live in a rural place, where things are simpler...