UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA — In a new study aimed at assisting efforts to contain the destructive spread of mountain pine beetles, University of Alberta biologists examined their flight techniques and used genetic information to track how they are spreading through the province. “One of the reasons these beetles have become such a problem is because…
CBC NEWS — Nova Scotia’s Lands and Forestry minister tabled a revised Biodiversity Act on Thursday, a version he hopes won’t raise the ire of private landowners this time around. CAPTION: Lands and Forestry Minister Chuck Porter Chuck Porter said the bill he introduced includes many of the same provisions as the one that died…
NPR — Tens of millions of Americans experienced at least a day last year shrouded in wildfire smoke. Entire cities were blanketed, in some cases for weeks, as unprecedented wildfires tore across the Western U.S., causing increases in hospitalizations for respiratory emergencies and concerns about people’s longer-term health. CAPTION: In early September 2020, Seattle, Wash., had…
CAPEBRETONPOST.COM — Nova Scotia’s new premier-designate Iain Rankin has indicated strong support for forestry management and for green policies. He is developing an economic recovery policy model framed around the environment. Rankin has promised to implement the recommendations of the Lahey Report on forestry practices, which advocates among other things, a drastic reduction in clear-cutting…
Tahsis mayor Martin Davis stands with an old-growth tree in McKelvie Creek Valley. The village of Tahsis signed a Letter of Understanding with forestry company Western Forest Products to establish the McKelvie watershed as a protected area. Photo courtesy, TJ Watt. VICTORIA NEWS — A concrete plan to save the McKelvie Creek valley from logging…
By Emily Denny ECHOWATCH — In an era of extreme political polarization, opportunities for bipartisan efforts on climate change may seem impossible, but a recent introduction of rare climate legislation, authored by Republican and Democratic senators, could pioneer future agreements. Last Wednesday, U.S. Senators Mike Braun (R-Ind.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.), co-chairs of the Bipartisan…
PRINCE GEORGE, BC FOREST PRACTICES BOARD – An investigation of a complaint about the management of biodiversity in the Prince George Timber Supply Area (PG TSA) has found that biodiversity, as it relates to old-growth forest, may be at risk in the TSA. While forest licensees are complying with legal requirements for biodiversity protection in…
CapRadio, California State University –When ash began landing in Nate Stephenson’s yard 30 miles west of a fire burning in Sequoia National Park this summer, he knew the trees he’s studied for four decades were in trouble. “I started to see some giant sequoia ash falling and that’s when I knew it was going to be…
EURONEWS –In a “clampdown” on illegal deforestation, the UK government has introduced a law that will force businesses
EDMONTON JOURNAL — Alberta experienced one of its quietest wildfire seasons in recent years as cold, wet weather