by Working Forest | Jun 16, 2015 | Archives
An SFU professor explains that British Columbians need to be aware of the looming danger from the extraordinarily dry spring we have experienced: an elevated risk of forest fires. With several fires burning in BC already, including the Dunedin River Fire and the...
by Working Forest | Jun 15, 2015 | Archives
Don’t even think of flicking that lit cigarette butt right now. From the backyard to the back country in Chilliwack, it’s really dry out there. That means heightened fire risk and extra vigilance by everyone is needed to prevent fires from breaking out,...
by Working Forest | Jun 15, 2015 | Archives
Tree planting is a job so demanding that when the BBC sent three young Brits to B.C. to give it a try, two didn’t even make it through the first week. “It really is the hardest job in the world,” said Dirk Brinkman, whose company, the Brinkman Group, hosted the three...
by Working Forest | Jun 15, 2015 | Archive Articles, Articles
Eight months ago, a hiker and friend of our organization found new surveying tape in the central Walbran Valley. There, centred around the iconic Castle Grove, stands one of the largest intact tracts of unlogged old growth rainforest on southern Vancouver Island. The...
by Working Forest | Jun 15, 2015 | Archives
The word “green” has become common parlance for “good for the environment.” However, for researchers studying images of forests from the Carnegie Airborne Observatory, doing what’s good for the environment means using all of the colors of...
