by Working Forest | Sep 12, 2024 | Articles, Events, News
Issued: September 6, 2024 Gatineau, Quebec – The Canadian Woodlands Forum flagship event, DEMO International will be moving into the Venosta, Quebec forest region later this month. DEMO International is one of North America’s largest and unique LIVE in-woods forest...
by Working Forest | Aug 21, 2024 | News, Pests & Disease
A destructive pest known as the emerald ash borer, which has wreaked havoc on ash trees across the United States, has now spread to Yamhill, Clackamas, and Marion counties in Oregon. This summer, increased signs of infestation, including damage from woodpeckers, have...
by Working Forest | Aug 20, 2024 | News, Lumber
In the ongoing softwood lumber trade conflict, the United States has moved forward with its plans to significantly raise the tariff on Canadian softwood lumber imports, now imposing a 14.54 percent duty as additional tariffs, including new tariffs and subsidy tariffs,...
by Working Forest | Aug 19, 2024 | News, Recruiting
The Algonquin Forestry Authority (AFA) is seeking to fill Operations Supervisor contract positions for the 2024-25 season. The AFA is the Ontario Crown agency responsible for sustainable forest management in Algonquin Park. Our responsibilities include harvesting and...
by Working Forest | Aug 5, 2024 | News, Wildfires
Recent events in Jasper, Canada, including wildfire activity, wildfire smoke, fire evacuations, and fire data smoke plumes, have become a stark indicator of the climate emergency we face, according to prominent Canadian scientists. The area’s devastating wildfires...
by Working Forest | Aug 1, 2024 | Wildfires, News
The recent wildfire known as , one of the current wildfires and dangerous fires staying active, has ravaged an expansive territory in inland Northern California, surpassing 550 square miles in size. As of Sunday, the inferno has cast a pall of smoke and haze across...
