by Working Forest | Nov 28, 2016 | Archives
The U.S. Lumber Coalition has filed a petition asking the U.S. Department of Commerce to investigate Canadian softwood lumber shipments with an eye to potentially levying new duties, kicking off a fresh round of litigation between two countries with a long history of...
by Working Forest | Nov 28, 2016 | Archives
The American lumber lobby filed a petition Friday with the United States government alleging Canadian lumber is being subsidized by provinces like B.C., and dumped at discount prices into the U.S. market. The coalition’s petition is expected to result in heavy...
by Working Forest | Nov 28, 2016 | Archives
David Palmer of Fredericton is looking for nominations of a different kind to be included in a new book. The longtime forester wants nominations for a second edition of The Great Trees of New Brunswick. The first edition was produced 30 years ago by the late David...
by Working Forest | Nov 28, 2016 | Archives
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today that the U.S. Forest Service has identified an additional 36 million dead trees across California since its last aerial survey in May 2016. This brings the total number of dead trees since 2010 to over 102...
by Working Forest | Nov 28, 2016 | Archives
A seemingly disgrunted (but likely tongue-in-cheek) reader argues that due democratic process was not adhered to in nominating the gray jay to be Canada’s national bird (“Choice of gray jay an utter failure of democracy,” letter, Nov. 18). Let’s dispel that argument....
