by Working Forest | Jun 15, 2015 | Archive Articles, Articles
Eight months ago, a hiker and friend of our organization found new surveying tape in the central Walbran Valley. There, centred around the iconic Castle Grove, stands one of the largest intact tracts of unlogged old growth rainforest on southern Vancouver Island. The...
by Working Forest | Jun 9, 2015 | Archive Articles, Articles
The opportunity to grow a career Eugene cardinal “If you want to broaden your skills and advance your career, you definitely have a lot of opportunities.” Eugene Cardinal was born and raised on the north side of Lac La Biche, Alberta. He’s lived in the area...
by Working Forest | Jun 3, 2015 | Archive Articles, Articles
Vancouver architect Michael Green, who co-wrote the book on building skyscrapers out of wood timbers, has a role in an audacious proposal to construct the world’s tallest to stand as a beacon on the Paris skyline. At 35 stories, the wooden tower Green’s team is...
by Working Forest | May 26, 2015 | Archive Articles, Articles
It’s “the year of the forest tent caterpillar” in Saskatoon. Thousands of the tiny black, green, yellow and white insects are crawling their way up local trees and homes in their search for food. The good news, is the bug is relatively harmless. City...
by Working Forest | May 22, 2015 | Archive Articles, Articles
The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) in conjunction with Forests Ontario have announced the discovery of Ontario’s tallest tree. At Ontario’s Biodiversity Summit today, the groups marked International Day of Biodiversity with the discovery of...
by Working Forest | May 20, 2015 | Archive Articles, Articles
British Columbia’s Forest Practices Board (FPB) is 20 years old. It was created in December 1994 to provide independent oversight of forest and range practices in B.C. and to help ensure compliance with legislation. In 1999, B.C.’s Supreme Court (and later...
