by Working Forest | Oct 27, 2016 | Archives
Ontario’s moose population is under threat with “rapid declines” in numbers over the past decade, warns the environmental commissioner in a new report that urges the government to take better care of the province’s wildlife and forests. “It matters that moose are in...
by Working Forest | Oct 26, 2016 | Archives
Imagine what it would be like to buy or sell a house without the frame of reference provided by a real estate market. The value of your property would be unknown and you wouldn’t be able to price-check comparable houses, because that information wouldn’t be available....
by Working Forest | Oct 26, 2016 | Archives
The Netherlands currently shares with Ireland the title of Europe’s least wooded country—trees currently cover just 11 percent of its surface area. But following an announcement Monday, Mainland Europe’s most densely populated country should start getting a lot...
by Working Forest | Oct 26, 2016 | Archives
Biofuels and bioenergy have now become an essential component in the world’s renewable energy mix. Last month, French multinational energy company, Total (NYSE: TOT) and Bill Gates recently invested $14 million in a new biomass conversion technology from clean tech...
by Working Forest | Oct 26, 2016 | Archives
Signs of a fir bark beetle outbreak are emerging in a forested area within city limits. About 200 trees at the Otway Nordic Centre are showing the telltale reddish-brown dust that marks the boring holes the insects leave as chew their way into the tree. Runners and...
