by Working Forest | Apr 4, 2016 | Archives
The allowable annual cuts for timber harvesting will be reduced in the Merritt Timber Supply Area now that most pine beetle affected wood has been collected. Effective immediately, the new allowable amount will be 1.5 million cubic metres and will decrease to 1.2...
by Working Forest | Apr 4, 2016 | Archives
For the first time in almost four decades the community of McBride, B.C. will not hold its annual Logger’s Bonspiel. Secretary of the McBride Chamber of Commerce Linda Fry says the cancellation is indicative of the decline of the forestry industry in the...
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...
