by Working Forest | Jun 15, 2016 | Archives
There are still three active fires burning in the northeast, while the risk for more fires ranges from low to moderate across most of the region. The three active fires have been burning for more than a week, but the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry says its...
by Working Forest | Jun 15, 2016 | Archives
The Fort McMurray wildfire is no longer growing. On Monday morning, the province announced it had updated its condition to “being held.” However, this does not mean the fire is under control. Wildfire information officer Lynn Daina said that “being held” means that,...
by Working Forest | Jun 15, 2016 | Archives
From May 16-20, our community hosted nearly 400 biologists, policy-makers, First Nations, environmentalists, forestry, oil and gas interests to discuss the most recent scientific findings on the decline of woodland caribou across Canada. An evening, organized by the...
by Working Forest | Jun 15, 2016 | Archives
The Forest Practices Board will examine the activities of the BC Timber Sales (BCTS) program and timber sale licence holders in the Vanderhoof Resource District, during the week of June 20, 2016. The auditors will examine all operational planning, harvesting, road,...
by Working Forest | Jun 13, 2016 | Archives
The province says it will protect an additional 1.8 million hectares of woodland caribou range in northern Alberta and work to increase populations in central Alberta — in what one conservation group is calling a “boreal bonanza and foothills fiasco.” On Wednesday,...
