by Working Forest | Jun 22, 2016 | Archives
Canadian wildfire prevention teams are constantly looking for new and innovative ways to manage wildfires with limited budgets. One speaker during the panel sessions at the International Bioenergy Conference and Exhibition in Prince George, B.C. put forth an...
by Working Forest | Jun 21, 2016 | Archives
Community leaders are not as optimistic as they once were about the coastal forest industry, and most feel the industry is in worse shape now than it was just over a decade ago. Not surprisingly, mayors are concerned about job loss and the economic impact on coastal...
by Working Forest | Jun 21, 2016 | Archives
Quesnel Mayor Bob Simpson is questioning the commitment that Canfor has to rehabilitate the land it gave to West Fraser in a license transfer a few years ago. Simpson was told at this week`s Joint Planning Committee meeting that while West Fraser got the timber,...
by Working Forest | Jun 21, 2016 | Archives
Climate change is expected to have a dramatic impact on ecosystems across the world, creating winners and losers: Some species are likely to survive in a warming climate, and some simply won’t. A new study in Science examined more than 26,000 trees across an...
by Working Forest | Jun 21, 2016 | Archives
Re: Ontario’s bold but somewhat vague climate-change plan, June 10 Ontario’s bold but somewhat vague climate-change plan, June 10 Thomas Walkom wrote that trees are an antidote to climate change “only if the trees aren’t cut down for lumber or pulp.” But...
by Working Forest | Jun 21, 2016 | Archives
A Toronto arborist is urging members of the public to call the city if they see a tree in a poor health that could pose to a risk to any park visitors, after a man in his 30s was killed by a falling branch Friday in Trinity Bellwoods Park. Amy Turner said Monday that...
