by Working Forest | Jul 22, 2016 | Archives
A group of forest fire scientists are studying areas of forest in the Northwest Territories that have re-burned in the past 15 years to try and understand what the future boreal forest might look like. “We’re seeing more and more big fire years in the past...
by Working Forest | Jul 18, 2016 | Archives
City administrators in Thunder Bay, Ont. say they expect dealing with the arrival of the emerald ash borer in the city will cost millions over the next decade. A report slated to go to council Monday lays out several options for combating the invasive beetle, which...
by Working Forest | Jul 18, 2016 | Archives
A failed reforestation effort in the Kootenays has left B.C.’s logging watchdog concerned. Arrow Glenn Ltd, a private logging company with access to over 600 hectares of forested land in B.C., failed to reforest several clear-cuts near Creston — a direct...
by Working Forest | Jul 18, 2016 | Archives
The BC Forest Safety Council is working to reduce the number of logging truck accidents on BC roads. Director of Transportation Safety Dustin Meierhofer says the inherent risks associated with hauling any type of cargo makes the logging truck one of the most dangerous...
by Working Forest | Jul 18, 2016 | Archives
A “remarkably quiet fire season” in Yukon so far this year may be due in part to the Fort McMurray fires, said fire information officer George Maratos. He says the number of human-caused fires in Yukon is down. “I think it was just more of an...
by Working Forest | Jul 18, 2016 | Archives
Look up. Way up. And gaze upon the hidden treasures at Cottonwood Island Park where carver Elmer Gunderson has bestowed upon the bark of a few select trees images of a host of characters and wee fairy houses for the whimsical enjoyment of all who pass. It’s...
