by Working Forest | May 28, 2015 | Archives
Of all the properties The Land Conservancy of B.C. holds, none is more complex than Wildwood, a 31-hectare woodlot known as Merv Wilkinson’s ecoforest. The TLC board has been grappling over the best management and ownership structure, but is confident that a...
by Working Forest | May 28, 2015 | Archives
The trees are in the ground; now it’s up to Guinness Worlds Record to confirm whether the multi-team tree planting record attempt on May 20th was successful. In total, 28 teams from across North America banded together to plant multiple sites in locations...
by Working Forest | May 28, 2015 | Archives
Students from Bamfield Community school helped make Vancouver Island a little bit greener in April with the planting of the 40 millionth seedling for Island Timberlands. The special cedar seedling was planted on April 10 in an Island Timberlands cut block 57...
by Working Forest | May 28, 2015 | Archives
In order to assist with the massive flames ravaging Northern Alberta, the B.C. Wildfire Management Branch is sending 88 personnel and two fixed-wing aircraft to our neighbouring province. Minister of Forests, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations Steve Thomson made...
by Working Forest | May 28, 2015 | Archives
The mountain pine beetle has severely affected pine forests across more than 25 million hectares (60 million acres) of western North America in the last decade. In the aftermath of this epidemic, is there a significant increase in wildfire threat? For many given the...
