by Working Forest | Aug 23, 2019 | Archives
Times Colonist — A strike that has sidelined thousands of forest industry workers on Vancouver Island for the last two months appears no closer to resolution, with one side ratcheting up the stakes and the other digging in its heels. According to a report by the...
by Working Forest | Aug 23, 2019 | Archives
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded $1 million through the Mass Timber University Grant Program to 10 institutions in seven states. This cooperative partnership with the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities supports the construction of...
by Working Forest | Aug 22, 2019 | Archives
CBC NEWS — Lodgepole pines can send distress signals warning nearby trees of an imminent attack from mountain pine beetles and urging them to get their defenses in place, a new study from the University of Alberta found. According to CBC News, the study,...
by Working Forest | Aug 22, 2019 | Archives
The Canadian Press — Bigger, hotter wildfires are turning Canada’s vast boreal forest into a significant new source of climate-changing greenhouse gases, scientists say. The shift, which may have already happened, could force firefighters to change how they...
by Working Forest | Aug 22, 2019 | Archives
CNN–Fires are raging at a record rate in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, and scientists warn that it could strike a devastating blow to the fight against climate change. According to a report by CNN, the fires are burning at the highest rate since the...
by Working Forest | Aug 21, 2019 | Archives
VICTORIA, Cision News Wire — The Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna, announced more than $4.3 million to support 49 new conservation projects across Canada, over the next three years. These projects focus on protecting priority places,...
