by Working Forest | Jun 8, 2020 | Archives
OREGONLIVE.COM — State forestry officials told lawmakers that they are operationally prepared for what could be a severe and complicated wildfire season given drought conditions and the difficulties of dealing with COVID-19 on the fire line. What they don’t know...
by Working Forest | Jun 8, 2020 | Archives
OTTAWA CITIZEN — A federal forest fire scientist has come to a paradoxical conclusion, finding that fire suppression measures in recent decades have increased the fire danger in some northern communities. Marc-André Parisien of Natural Resources Canada studied...
by Working Forest | Jun 5, 2020 | Archives
Toronto, ON — This World Environment Day (June 5th), Forests Ontario celebrates the first anniversary of receiving federal funding for their 50 Million Tree Program (50 MTP). They report that their 2020 planting season ended just 10 percent under target, despite...
by Working Forest | Jun 5, 2020 | Archives
Global Timber Markets There were relatively few price changes for sawlogs throughout the world in the 1Q/20 despite interruptions in trade and uncertainty in short-term lumber demand in many of the key markets. The Global Sawlog Price Index (GSPI) remained practically...
by Working Forest | Jun 5, 2020 | Archives
CBCNEWS — A team of independent researchers claim in a new report that the province’s accounting of old-growth trees is vastly larger than the actual number of trees most people would consider old-growth, namely coniferous giants. The three co-authors of...
by Working Forest | Jun 5, 2020 | Archives
INTERIORNEWS.COM — Canfor is re-opening its Houston mill June 8, ending a lengthy shutdown which began in March due to declining lumber markets and an economic downturn driven by the COVID-19 pandemic. Operations will resume four days a week, Monday to Thursday,...
