by Working Forest | Jul 11, 2016 | Archives
Now that crews have contained the 78 hectare wildfire that has been burning in Burns Bog since Sunday afternoon, ecological experts are anxious to visit the site so they can survey the damage. Delta Mayor Lois Jackson said it is essential the recovery of the bog is...
by Working Forest | Jul 7, 2016 | Archives
Research based on satellite imagery shows that almost all industrial activity in Canada’s intact forests is occurring on the home ranges of endangered species. A report released Tuesday by Global Forest Watch Canada says 92 per cent of the land affected supports...
by Working Forest | Jul 7, 2016 | Archives
A Lantzville councillor will sit on a woodlot management advisory group. At last week’s meeting, District of Lantzville councillors voted in favour of appointing Coun. Dot Neary to the Lantzville Woodlot Advisory Group, also known as LWAG. The advisory group was...
by Working Forest | Jul 7, 2016 | Archives
The Forest Practices Board in British Columbia says trees have not been replanted after cutting in the Selkirk Natural Resource District near Creston. It has ordered an unnamed logging operator to develop a plan to replant in the areas it audited. Board chairman Tim...
by Working Forest | Jul 7, 2016 | Archives
Battling the spread of the emerald ash borer has taken its toll on the urban canopy in Hamilton, Ont. says the southern Ontario city’s manager of forestry. The invasive beetle was first discovered in Hamilton in 2009, said Le’Ann Seely, and an action plan...
