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 equipment expos. 2024 will mark the event’s 14th edition and will be taking place September 19th through 21st. This is an update to…
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 been noted, signaling a potential threat to the state’s ash tree population. How…
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 distribution of wood products to mills in communities adjacent to the Park, as well as forest management planning,…
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 serve as a harbinger of the extreme weather conditions that are becoming increasingly common across the globe. Warning…
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 the sky, significantly deteriorating the air quality across a vast…
The Emerald Ash Borer, an invasive beetle species notorious for devastating ash tree populations in North America is steadily making its way westward across Canada, and the city of Calgary is preparing for its potential arrival. The emerald ash borer, first detected in Canada in 2002 in Ontario, has gradually spread to Quebec, New Brunswick,…
Alberta’s Wildfire Season 2024: An Improved Outlook Despite Challenges
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has broadened the regulated zone for the box tree moth, extending it beyond Ontario to include Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador.
It’s 2024 and this summer, the U.S. Forest Service will launch a critical spruce budworm response project in Cook County as the infestation spreads across northeastern Minnesota.
B.C. Plant Protection Advisory Council’s Spongy Moth Technical Advisory Committee. announces aerial spray treatments for spongy moths in the Spring of 2024