by Working Forest | Mar 17, 2015 | Archives
The smoke was barely visible from the village of Radium, B.C., but a fire burned about 90 hectares in just a couple of hours on Friday. It was a closely watched prescribed fire to restore some open forest and native grasslands for bighorn sheep near the Redstreak...
by Working Forest | Mar 17, 2015 | Archives
The Village of Pemberton (VOP) is taking the next step in investigating whether it should develop a community forest. While past councils have looked at the issue over the years, the VOP recently heard presentations from the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural...
by Working Forest | Mar 17, 2015 | Archives
A startup that is using carbon nanotubes to increase the conductivity of aluminum and a lignin recovery project at an Alberta pulp mill owned by forestry giant West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (TSX:WTF) are among the 10 B.C. companies or demonstration projects receiving...
by Working Forest | Mar 16, 2015 | Archive Articles, Articles
Following the recent settlement of a lawsuit launched by Resolute Forest Products against third party FSC certifier Rainforest Alliance over audits of Resolute forests, Forest Stewardship Council has issued the following public statement: In a letter to the president...
by Working Forest | Mar 16, 2015 | Archives
Based on my experience as a professional biologist, board member of an independent watchdog on forest practices, and a sustainability professional, I can assure you that SFI is a respected, solution-focused, nonprofit NGO and standards organization with an independent...
