by Working Forest | Aug 2, 2016 | Archives
Life can be nasty, brutish and short for Edmonton’s street trees, stuck growing in small tree pits between a sidewalk and a heavily-compacted road. Starved of space to spread their roots, 85 trees on 124 Street died in the past three years alone, 40 per cent of the...
by Working Forest | Aug 2, 2016 | Archives
Research suggests pine trees with strong natural defences are their own worst enemy when it comes to the destructive mountain pine beetle. Although the sap produced by the lodgepole pine is toxic to the beetles, the smell of the sap can attract large numbers of the...
by Working Forest | Aug 2, 2016 | Archives
The City of Regina destroyed three trees infected with Dutch Elm Disease so far this summer. The elms were in the Wood Meadows neighbourhood in Regina’s east end. The infected trees were all within a block of each other. Russel Eirich, the manager of forestry,...
by Working Forest | Aug 2, 2016 | Archive Articles, Articles
Re: “Forestry workers, environmentalists call for ban on log exports,” July 22. It is important that the voice of B.C. forest workers who actually log and work in sawmills is heard. With respect to the organization quoted, the United Steelworkers represents loggers...
by Working Forest | Aug 2, 2016 | Archives
A helicopter has been dumping water on hot spots Sunday morning as flare-ups from the fire have been occurring. The evacuation order put in place for the Okanagan Landing wildfire Saturday night for about 60 residents of Adventure Bay was rescinded Sunday morning....
