by Working Forest | Aug 21, 2015 | Archives
Scientists say climate change is forcing the boreal forest that covers much of northern Canada to a tipping point. The study, published today in the journal Science, points out that temperatures are expected to rise faster and higher in the boreal forest than anywhere...
by Working Forest | Aug 21, 2015 | Archives
Wood is arguably the greenest building material, and wow, there is a whole log of arguing about it from the concrete and steel industries. But the Province of Québec is covered in trees, and now has factories that can produce Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) a sort of...
by Working Forest | Aug 21, 2015 | Archives
Forest stewardship plans intended to guide logging in British Columbia and offer transparency about forestry activities are failing to deliver results that are enforceable and do not provide information to the public that is meaningful, the province’s forestry...
by Working Forest | Aug 21, 2015 | Archives
As the provincial regulator of forest professionals, the Association of BC Forest Professionals (ABCFP) supports long-term sustainable forestry and is mandated with supporting its members to provide excellence in forest stewardship. A recent Forest Practices Board...
by Working Forest | Aug 20, 2015 | Archives
Ontario is celebrating 100 years of worker health and safety in the forestry, pulp and paper industries. From September 24 to 25 in Thunder Bay, Workplace Safety North (WSN) will host a centennial conference, with the help of the Lakehead Regional Safety Council, to...
