by Working Forest | Mar 29, 2016 | Archives
Hidden behind a wall of trees, the feller buncher — a type of harvester used in logging — cuts the bottoms off several pine trees, bundles them together and throws them on to a pile. Its operator makes quick work, bringing down a stand of trees in minutes. The...
by Working Forest | Mar 29, 2016 | Archives
No, no, no is the answer to the question raised by Peter Moreira (March 17): Can entrepreneurship ‘save’ Atlantic Canada? Only innovation, radical change in governance — a new spirit to bring new meaning to our existence — can do it. Peddling isn’t the answer....
by Working Forest | Mar 28, 2016 | Articles
A cutting-edge satellite-based alert system could help policymakers and conservationists put a dent in illegal logging by notifying users in real time of new bald patches in the world’s rainforests. The system, known as the Global Land Analysis and Discovery...
by Working Forest | Mar 28, 2016 | Archives
An outbreak of the spruce beetle in the Omineca region north of Prince George could be a harbinger of things to come if the conditions that brought it to the fore remain in place in the coming years, according to a University of Northern British Columbia professor....
by Working Forest | Mar 28, 2016 | Archives
During his visit to the Montreal Wood Convention, Québec’s Minister of Forests, Wildlife and Parks, Laurent Lessard, announced that a Wood Innovation Forum will be held in Rivière-du-Loup on October 31, 2016. He invited all the forest products industry’s...
