by Working Forest | Aug 20, 2018 | Archives
THE CANADIAN PRESS — Smoke isn’t the only way wildfires affect people and places far from the flames. Researchers are studying how blackened forests affect ecosystems and water quality far downstream just as hundreds of blazes in British Columbia are darkening...
by Working Forest | Aug 16, 2018 | Archives
The British Columbia government has declared a province-wide state of emergency in response to the ongoing wildfire situation. Minister of Public Safety Mike Farnworth made the declaration on Wednesday morning. “Public safety is always our first priority and, as...
by Working Forest | Aug 15, 2018 | Archives
A growing number of businesses from as far away as California may be investing in Maine’s woods to address climate change. Trees absorb carbon dioxide – and larger trees mean more of the greenhouse gas is locked away. According to a report in the Press Herald, in an...
by Working Forest | Aug 15, 2018 | Archives
The federal government is granting more than $440,000 to a Lakehead University researcher to study the impact of climate change on the boreal forest. According to a report in Northern Ontario Business, Chen, a professor in natural resources management at the Thunder...
by Working Forest | Aug 13, 2018 | Archives
The 3rd annual Biomass North Forum is taking place from October 16-18, 2018 on the shores of beautiful Lake Superior in Thunder Bay, Ontario. With this year’s theme of Mapping Canada’s Bioeconomy: Drivers, Roadblocks and Bridges, #BNDC2018 will serve as a...
by Working Forest | Aug 13, 2018 | Archives
On Wed., Sept. 5, Workplace Safety North (WSN) hosts about 200 attendees to its inaugural Timmins Health and Safety Conference, themed, “Building safer communities.’ “Conference delegates have the opportunity to learn about trending topics in health and safety, attend...
