by Working Forest | Aug 11, 2016 | Archive Articles, Articles
Thanks to a $20 million investment over the past two years, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry’s Sudbury Fire Management Headquarters have been able to better meet the mandate of fighting and controlling forest fires across the region. “It allows us...
by Working Forest | Aug 11, 2016 | Archives
Scientists at Natural Resources Canada say that about 80 per cent of the spruce budworm moths they collected after a migration event in the Campbellton-Dalhousie area last month were female. Millions of the moths descended on the area covering parking lots, gas...
by Working Forest | Aug 9, 2016 | Archives
As crews battle three wildfires in western Nova Scotia, the province is restricting activity within forests in a bid to keep more bone-dry woods from going up in flames. “We can manage the fires we’ve got. If we get many more, it’s going to cause...
by Working Forest | Aug 9, 2016 | Archive Articles, Articles
Forty hectares have never looked so good. At the end of June, the Cumberland Community Forest Society (CCFS) took a huge leap forward in their goal of purchasing, protecting and restoring the Cumberland forest that borders the village. Thanks to a $100,000 grant from...
by Working Forest | Aug 9, 2016 | Archives
Hot, dry and humid conditions have created the perfect scenario for forest fires in the Northeast region of Ontario, which includes South Temiskaming. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) say the North Bay 32 fire, located 12.5 kilometers west of...
