by Working Forest | May 5, 2015 | Archives
Northern Pulp will shutdown its Pictou County paper mill on May 30 in order to install equipment to meet air pollution reductions demanded by the Nova Scotia government. The shutdown is an admission the company will not meet an end of May air pollution reduction...
by Working Forest | May 5, 2015 | Archives
In Thunder bay, Ontario a major brush fire near Stanley was threatening an area cemetery and a number of properties has been knocked down. Nearly 40 firefighters from Oliver Paipoonge, Conmee and the Ministry of Natural Resources, along with two water bombers, spent...
by Working Forest | May 5, 2015 | Archives
Quebec-based forestry company Tembec says it has just endured a tough winter quarter that resulted in a $40-million loss. The loss amounted to 40 cents per share, which was deeper than a year-earlier loss of 28 cents per share or $28 million. Among other things,...
by Working Forest | May 5, 2015 | Archives
Invasive earthworms are attacking the boreal forest, with new research predicting how quickly one species is spreading in northeastern Alberta. Dendrobaena octaedra, one of six species found in forests in northern Alberta, is projected to expand its territory from...
by Working Forest | May 4, 2015 | Archives
The Yukon government is looking at plans to develop biomass energy to help lower their fossil fuel imports to the area. Yukon is one of Canada’s three of federal territories. “A biomass energy strategy will guide the development of an emerging sector that...
by Working Forest | May 4, 2015 | Archives
Dogs and drones may be the best hope for Florida avocado trees that are being threatened by a fungus-spreading beetle. The Asian ambrosia beetle is spreading a fungus, laurel wilt, to avocado trees in Florida. Already, some 9,000 trees have been lost to the...
