by Working Forest | Sep 20, 2021 | Archive Articles, Articles
Most of the forest will be planted with radiata pine. Photo: 123RF / Lakeview Image Library The company which owns retail giant Ikea has bought 5500 hectares of Otago farmland to plant into forest. Ingka Group was approved to make the purchase of Wisp Hill...
by Working Forest | Sep 20, 2021 | Archive Articles, Articles
IWPA, Alexandria, Virginia – The International Wood Products Association (IWPA) has announce that Brad McKinney has been selected to serve as the new executive director of the organization. He assumes the role on September 13. McKinney brings a broad range of...
by Working Forest | Sep 15, 2021 | Archive Articles, Articles
OREGON CITY, Ore., The Softwood Lumber Board (SLB) has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that builds upon the existing collaborative relationship between the SLB and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Under the MOU and effective...
by Working Forest | Sep 9, 2021 | Archive Articles, Articles
THE GUARDIAN — Native forest logging in Western Australia will end at the start of 2024, the state government has announced, in a decision hailed as historic by the premier, Mark McGowan, and conservation campaigners. Hardware giant Bunnings has...
by Working Forest | Sep 9, 2021 | Archive Articles, Articles
Ritchie Bros. has announced that its chief operating officer, Jim Kessler, will take on the additional role of president, effective immediately. “The president role will align our global revenue, services, operations, and critical support functions under Jim’s...
by Working Forest | Sep 2, 2021 | Archive Articles, Articles
CBC NEWS — A little over a year ago, the first protesters arrived at the Fairy Creek watershed in southern Vancouver Island to stop logging in the old-growth forest. Today, the blockade — which could soon become the largest act of civil disobedience in Canadian...
