by Working Forest | Feb 19, 2018 | Archives
BC – Auditor General Carol Bellringer’s report, agrees with previous government estimates that B.C. will not meet its 2020 greenhouse gas emissions reduction target. It also questions whether the more ambitious 2050 target to reduce emissions can be met. B.C.’s...
by Working Forest | Feb 19, 2018 | Archives
Quebec – An “aviation first” for Quebec-based Agrisoma Biosciences Inc. The company’s oil-seed bio-jet fuel powered the world’s first dedicated transpacific flight by Qantas Airways between Australia and the United States. The inaugural...
by Working Forest | Feb 19, 2018 | Archives
Bark beetle devastation has been an ongoing issue in Colorado’s forests for years and remains a concern into 2018. The latest Colorado State Forest Service report says more than 200,000 acres of active infestations were observed in high-elevation spruce-fir...
by Working Forest | Feb 14, 2018 | Archives
Lumberman Jamie McRae was one of several award winners announced at Forests Ontario’s annual conference today. McRae took home the 2018 Ontario Wood Award for his contributions to the positive promotion of the Ontario Wood brand. A fifth-generation forestry...
by Working Forest | Feb 14, 2018 | Archives
Ontario –The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry is encouraging citizens to help it solve natural resource violation cases. They include poaching large and small game; unlawful hunting or shooting from a roadway; fishing out hunting out-of-season;...
by Working Forest | Feb 14, 2018 | Archives
WorkSafeBC has released a new three-year plan to help employers reduce serious injuries in the forestry sector. The 2018-2020 Forestry High-Risk Strategy is a renewed three-year strategy for prevention activities in harvesting and related operations. The serious...
