by Working Forest | Jul 26, 2016 | Archives
Two new forest fires are burning the northeast region as of Sunday, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry reports. Both fires are relatively small, but fire rangers with the MNRF have not yet brought them under control. The two fires are Bancroft 15 at 0.1 of...
by Working Forest | Jul 25, 2016 | Archives
It’s the Village of Lumby’s way of saying thank you. Village council unanimously voted to donate $10,000 in revenue from its community forest to the White Valley Parks, Recreational and Cultural Services. Mayor Kevin Acton made the presentation at the regular Regional...
by Working Forest | Jul 25, 2016 | Archives
On West Georgia, there are a couple of ghosts that have taken physical form. They’re in the shape of two stumps that recall the industrial logging that once took place throughout Vancouver. They’re about two metres from each other in the sunken area at the Vancouver...
by Working Forest | Jul 25, 2016 | Archives
High rates of logging old growth rainforest on Vancouver Island will lead to an ecological and economic collapse in a generation unless provincial government policy changes, warns a new Sierra Club study. And B.C.’s Forest Practices Board also says the province, which...
by Working Forest | Jul 25, 2016 | Archives
Consider a cluster of year-old pine trees, scrawny and less than 2 feet tall, next to some 20-year-old pines that stretch more than six stories into the air. Which of these represents a healthy, well-managed forest? According to Matt Dowdy, a contract forester whose...
