by Working Forest | Mar 7, 2016 | Archives
Federal legislation promoting wood-burning power plants as a “carbon neutral” way to make energy is drawing criticism from some scientists. The provision is part of a much larger bipartisan energy bill now pending in the U.S. Senate, which could approve the bill as...
by Working Forest | Mar 7, 2016 | Archives
It’s been more than 35 years since the dreaded spruce budworm wreaked havoc on Cape Breton forests, but a group trying to better understand the bug said it is due to make a comeback. The spruce budworm is considered one of the most damaging native insects to...
by Working Forest | Mar 7, 2016 | Archives
DNA testing of wood from high-value bigleaf maple trees has led to the landmark prosecution of four timber thieves in the United States. Researchers at the University of Adelaide in South Australia were approached in 2012 by officers from the US Forest Service...
by Working Forest | Mar 4, 2016 | Archives
Momentum in Canada’s export sector continued in January, an indication that an export-driven recovery is already underway for the Canadian economy. The volume of exports expanded 8.8 per cent in the past year, and in dollar terms, Canada exported $46 billion of...
by Working Forest | Mar 4, 2016 | Archives
A provincial cabinet minister says there may have been some lobbying at a recent forestry industry reception for MLAs, an event that highlights the lack of a lobbyist registry in New Brunswick. It’s been more than eight years after a Liberal government promised...
by Working Forest | Mar 4, 2016 | Archives
A First Nations man and a small group of supporters have camped out near Benny, Ont. to protest against logging in the area. Clyde McNichol and his wife Barbara have set up camp by the small town just an hour north of Sudbury. They’ve been there since Saturday....
