by Working Forest | Oct 4, 2016 | Archives
The world’s tallest wood building with 18 storeys and measuring about 174 feet in height has been constructed at the University of British Columbia in Canada, four months ahead of schedule, the varsity said. The mass wood structure and facade has been completed...
by Working Forest | Oct 3, 2016 | Archives
Off a beaten path of Nanaimo’s Westwood Lake, behind a thick of bushes lies a secret place, only these children and their teachers know. “This is our forest classroom,” says Vanessa Pearson, who is the driving force behind Nanaimo Forest School. Like a treehouse and...
by Working Forest | Oct 3, 2016 | Archives
A Vancouver Island First Nation is at odds with a proposed ban on logging old-growth forests. Huu-ay-aht Nation chief-councillor Robert Dennis says a resolution made by the Union of B.C. Municipalities to abolish old growth logging in the province was done without...
by Working Forest | Oct 3, 2016 | Archives
The Province is recognizing Bob and Dan Davidson for innovation and excellence in woodlot management, Mike Morris, MLA for Prince George-Mackenzie, announced on behalf of Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Steve Thomson yesterday at the...
by Working Forest | Oct 3, 2016 | Archives
The Alberta government says it’s moving ahead with the oil and gas industry to restore habitat for dwindling caribou herds. The province announced Saturday that work is beginning that will eventually see trees planted along thousands of kilometres of land that...
