by Working Forest | Nov 4, 2015 | Archives
The number of recovery plans waiting to be put in place for species at risk continues to grow, show documents obtained under a freedom of information request. In 2013, the federal auditor general admonished Environment Canada for its backlog of about 150 cases. As of...
by Working Forest | Nov 4, 2015 | Archives
Cool weather this past summer kept the number of forest fires in Newfoundland and Labrador on par with the 10-year average of 120 fires. The Provincial Government recorded 128 fire starts in 2015. An early spring on the Avalon Peninsula created a high number of grass...
by Working Forest | Nov 4, 2015 | Archives
Parks Canada started a four-year project last year with the Unama’ki Institute of Natural Resources and other partners to restore the boreal forest in the Cape Breton Highlands National Park. “We’ve been studying this for 15 years and the scientific evidence is...
by Working Forest | Nov 4, 2015 | Archives
It was a relatively quiet year for forest fires in Ontario, with 666 fires recorded across the province between April 1 and Oct. 31, 2015. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) said in total, forest fires consumed 39,312 hectares of Ontario’s...
by Working Forest | Nov 3, 2015 | Articles
Teachers at Stanley Humphrey Secondary School (SHSS) have launched a club to introduce students to jobs in forestry. Members of the Kootenay Forest Connections Club were at the Armoury in Trail on Friday, learning to rough-cut wood with the help of the 44th Field...