by Working Forest | Jun 15, 2016 | Archives
The Forestry and Agrifoods Agency and Corner Brook Pulp and Paper Ltd. will sponsor two educators interested in attending the Canadian Woodlands Forum 2016 Atlantic Teachers’ Tour, Forests Worth Knowing. Teachers and guidance counsellors are encouraged to apply to...
by Working Forest | Jun 15, 2016 | Archives
The wildfire that scorched Canada’s oilsands city of Fort McMurray, endangered lives, and burned 1,929 homes provoked hardly a murmur in news stories about whether climate change was a factor in the blaze, a Tyee analysis has found. A search of Google News from...
by Working Forest | Jun 15, 2016 | Archives
There is more energy than ever inside the simple tree. Humans have burned wood for heat, hewn it for shelter, carved it for tools since the dawn of species existence, but the world is only beginning to understand all the things a tree can do. The oldest of forestry...
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,...
