by Working Forest | Jul 27, 2016 | Archives
The milllions of moths that have been carpeting parking lots, cars and even people in the Campbellton-Dalhousie area over the past couple of days are likely related to the dreaded spruce budworm. Rob Johns, an insect ecologist with Natural Resources Canada, says the...
by Working Forest | Jul 27, 2016 | Archives
Hugh Murdoch with the B.C. Wildfire Service said the fire is one hectare in size and not expected to grow. “We are pretty confident it will not get any bigger,” said Murdoch. Along with one helicopter, there is a B.C. Wildfire Service initial attack crew and unit crew...
by Working Forest | Jul 27, 2016 | Archives
The Alberta government says it is providing nearly $13 million in funding to help create new uses for agricultural and forestry products through the Alberta Innovates Bio Solutions agency. The funding is to go to 61 researchers and companies looking to develop...
by Working Forest | Jul 26, 2016 | Archives
Imagine being able to accurately predict where forest fires might strike — even in the most remote locations in the province — using freely accessible data from a NASA satellite. This is the work of Quazi Hassan, a geomatics engineering associate professor in the...
by Working Forest | Jul 26, 2016 | Archives
There were two new fire confirmed in the Northwest Region by the afternoon of July 23. One is located in the Sioux Lookout District and one is located in the Nipigon District. The forest fire hazard is high in the western portions of the region and moderate in the...