by Working Forest | Sep 1, 2015 | Archives
Campfire bans have been lifted for most of B.C. heading into the Labour Day weekend, and rain in most areas of the province has helped crews make progress on most of the 176 fires burning in B.C. as of Monday afternoon. Campfire bans are lifted in the Kamloops and...
by Working Forest | Aug 31, 2015 | Archives
Some of the biggest lumber producers in the U.S. southeast are Canadian. Drawn to the region’s abundance of fast-growing timber, low log prices, and proximity to major housing markets, Canadian companies’ share of lumber production in eight southeastern states has...
by Working Forest | Aug 31, 2015 | Archives
The Department of Natural Resources has created a Forest Biodiversity Science Advisory Committee to enhance the management of Nova Scotia’s Crown-owned woodlands. The committee includes experts on forest science, biodiversity, ecological planning and spatial...
by Working Forest | Aug 31, 2015 | Archives
Building roads over swamps and muskegs has always been a challenge. Having them stand up to the weight of modern mining and forestry equipment has been even tougher. PRS-Neoweb, a geosynthetic polymer road base, aims to fill that gap by employing the strength of a...
by Working Forest | Aug 31, 2015 | Archives
If the air feels just a bit fresher, it may be because the trees are making a comeback. Despite a lot of bad news on climate, our planet has become measurably greener, as seen from space. And that points to a way out of the climate crisis. A group of scholars at...
by Working Forest | Aug 31, 2015 | Archives
Nova Scotia Power Inc.’s under-performing biomass plant in Point Tupper will save ratepayers more than $9 million in annual fuel costs, starting in 2016, because it is incapable of meeting its output targets. The plant is operating at about 70 per cent of its gross...
