by Working Forest | Jul 15, 2018 | Archives
STOWE, Vt.– ASSOCIATED PRESS — The grey trunks of red spruce trees killed by acid rain once heavily scarred the mountain forests of the Northeast. Now those forests are mostly green, with the crowns of red spruce peeking out of the canopy and saplings thriving...
by Working Forest | Jul 15, 2018 | Archives
BillerudKorsnäs and Uppsala University are making paper batteries a reality, paving the way for energy storage in packaging materials. BillerudKorsnäs and researchers at Uppsala University have together taken an important step towards the future’s paper batteries....
by Working Forest | Jul 15, 2018 | Archives
ITHACA, N.Y. – A tiny fern – with each leaf the size of a gnat – may provide global impact for sinking atmospheric carbon dioxide, fixing nitrogen in agriculture and shooing pesky insects from crops. The fern’s full genome has been sequenced by a Cornell University...
by Working Forest | Jul 11, 2018 | Archives
A new indicator shows Canada ranks 20th among countries participating in the UN’s ambitious global effort to address the world’s 17 toughest social and environmental problems, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). A new online tool accessible to the public shows...
by Working Forest | Jul 10, 2018 | Archives
TORONTO – Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry Jeff Yurek issued this statement today (July 10th) about the Ontario government’s response to the wildfire outside Temagami: “Our wildland fire and emergency response personnel are working closely...
by Working Forest | Jul 10, 2018 | Archives
The BC Wildfire Service is sending firefighting personnel to Ontario and Quebec to help with firefighting efforts in those provinces, due to an increasing wildfire threat in Eastern Canada. When they arrive, the B.C. personnel will be deployed as needed in each...
