by Working Forest | Jul 6, 2015 | Archives
Haze from forest fires blanketed much of the Sunshine Coast and the Lower Mainland on Sunday morning. Ash can be seen on vehicles in areas of the city, including Kitsilano. The shishalh Nation in Sechelt reported this weekend that there have been big increases in...
by Working Forest | Jul 3, 2015 | Archive Articles, Articles
Pity the lowly wood pallet. Nobody thinks about it. But it does so much work. Most merchandise in supermarkets and big box stores is shipped on wood pallets. There are roughly two billion wood pallets circulating in the U.S. But now, the wood pallet is under...
by Working Forest | Jul 3, 2015 | Archive Articles, Articles
Focusing on grade lumber and high quality production, former employees purchase and restart Virginia sawmill. New owners explain the process of reopening an idle facility. When a sawmill that had been run by International Paper (IP) sat empty in Isle of Wight County,...
by Working Forest | Jul 3, 2015 | Archives
Management believes that gradual recovery in the U.S. housing market as well as timber supply shortage in Canada will boost demand for Weyerhaeuser’s Timberlands and Wood Products segments in 2015. Housing starts are expected to be approximately 1.1 million. Also, the...
by Working Forest | Jul 3, 2015 | Archives
Though there has been more forest fire activity so far this year than in 2014, it hasn’t been above average. So far in 2015, there have been 286 forest fires in the province which have burnt more than 28,000 hectares. The 10-year provincial average for the first three...
