by Working Forest | May 21, 2015 | Archives
British Columbia’s controversial wolf control program will have to go on for at least a decade, and other animals may also have to be killed if the province’s endangered caribou herds are to be saved, government advisory documents say. The program, in which 84 wolves...
by Working Forest | May 21, 2015 | Archives
Island Timberlands, the company engaged in timber harvest in Lot 450, is not planning to hold any public forums to discuss its activities on its private managed forest land (PMFL), but citizens concerned about the logging are stepping up their efforts. Sierra...
by Working Forest | May 21, 2015 | Archives
The B.C. government is not doing enough to prevent catastrophic wildfires and proactive fire management is “absolutely missing” in its strategy, says Quesnel Mayor and ex-NDP forestry critic Bob Simpson. Simpson’s comments come as the Little Bobtail...
by Working Forest | May 21, 2015 | Archives
The Little Bobtail Lake forest fire may have had only a limited impact on that area’s fibre supply. Initial estimates indicate that while the fire is large, only about 25 per cent of the area burned is timber and the remainder either previously harvested or not...
by Working Forest | May 20, 2015 | Archives
A federal infrastructure funding announcement on May 15 included $5.6 million to upgrade the Pacific Forestry Centre in Victoria, a research facility that supports Canada’s forest sector by advancing forest management policy and conducting important research in fields...
