by Working Forest | Jun 1, 2015 | Archives
The Northern Pulp Mill in Pictou County, N.S. is about to shutdown temporarily for changes aimed at bringing it in-line with pollution standards, but opposition groups say the timing still stinks. Starting Saturday, the mill at Abercrombie Point will undergo a...
by Working Forest | Jun 1, 2015 | Archives
The tallest redwood tree in Muir Woods — a giant that was assumed to have sprouted up to 1,500 years ago in the Middle Ages — is a measly 777 years old, a puerile sprig in the hallowed halls of old growth, an analysis of tree-ring data has revealed. The study, by a...
by Working Forest | Jun 1, 2015 | Archives
The prescribed burn in Jasper National Park went ahead as planned and the burn so far accomplished all objectives. Jasper National Park Fire Communication Office Kim Weir said that the fire happenedon May 23. It was located 20 km north of the Town of Jasper and 44 km...
by Working Forest | Jun 1, 2015 | Archives
Creeping along the base of a cliff in his small open boat John Buchanan is metres from the rock face, peering at a narrow band of bladderwrack kelp just revealed by low tide. “You have to get really close,” says Mr. Buchanan, a train car mechanic and former pulp mill...
by Working Forest | Jun 1, 2015 | Archives
The Prince George Fire Centre is dealing with a number of forest fires in the Fort Nelson area. The Fire Centre has responded to eight new fire starts in the past 48 hours, two of which have reached over 200 hectares in size. All but one of the fires were started by...
