by Working Forest | Sep 13, 2016 | Archives
Dive Brief: The National Association of Home Builders reported that representatives from the U.S. homebuilding industry have wrapped up talks with public and private interests in Chile around the possibility of importing more softwood and other lumber products from...
by Working Forest | Sep 13, 2016 | Archives
After weeks of layoffs and business closures in the north, The Pas and Churchill got some good news Monday. Talk of partnership dominated meetings in The Pas Monday as union officials, mayors, business owners, First Nation leaders and provincial cabinet...
by Working Forest | Sep 12, 2016 | Archives
He’s the $300,000 bird, a fluffy ball of feathers that represents a last faint hope for his species. His theoretical value represents the approximate annual budget of a provincial captive-breeding program for endangered northern spotted owls — one of Canada’s most...
by Working Forest | Sep 12, 2016 | Archives
The College of New Caledonia in Prince George, B.C., and the regional forest industry in central British Columbia have partnered to establish a long-term industrial research chair in forest health. The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) has...
by Working Forest | Sep 12, 2016 | Archives
Faced with increasing losses of millions of trees being killed by the dramatic spread of the mountain pine beetle, Jasper National Park has come up with a new plan to halt the beetle’s infestation. A new management plan was released July 22 after a tripling of...
