by Working Forest | Sep 14, 2015 | Archives
Wood pellets have become a favourite for those who shy away from electricity or fuel to heat their home. But they’re becoming harder to find. “My advice is to get them while you can, as soon as you can,” said Home Hardware employee Daniel Anstis....
by Working Forest | Sep 14, 2015 | Archives
More than a thousand people from northern Ontario signed a petition this summer to stop the spraying of glyphosate herbicides, according to environmental groups in Thunder Bay, Ont. Glyphosate herbicide is used by the forest industry to reduce the growth of plants...
by Working Forest | Sep 11, 2015 | Archives
Alberta is trying different ways to capture value from stands impacted by mountain pine beetle in particular small stem lodgepole stands with over 50 percent mortality. These stands have been avoided by forest companies because of their low commercial value but it...
by Working Forest | Sep 11, 2015 | Archives
A system installed in the University of New Brunswick’s woodlot in Fredericton to maintain water levels is expected to ease tensions between humans and beavers. The area has a long history of beaver-built structures impacting human-built ones with the flood...
by Working Forest | Sep 11, 2015 | Archives
Canfor Corp.’s Canal Flats sawmill in the east Kootenays has become the latest casualty in the British Columbia forest industry’s struggle to balance its production against timber supplies that are shrinking since the mountain pine beetle infestation. Canfor, on...
