ASSOCIATED PRESS, THE WEATHER CHANNEL –German firefighters battling a large inferno in a forest southwest of Berlin faced an added challenge in recent days: buried, exploding World War II ammunition that was being set off by the wildfire. According to the Weather Channel, the fire sent thick smoke toward Berlin and forced several nearby villages…
Terra Nova National Park is hoping hundreds of metres of fencing will protect stunted trees from hungry moose. According to a report by the CBC, the park has constructed an eight-hectare moose exclosure and has planted thousands of balsam fir seedlings inside, in an attempt to regenerate a forest in an open meadow that’s been…
This year’s wildfire season is now the second-worst in B.C. history when it comes to the amount of land that’s burned. More than 945,000 hectares have been scorched by fires since April 1. According to a news report by the CBC, last year, the record was set when more than 1.2 million hectares of land…
THE CANADIAN PRESS — Wildfires roaring through B.C. timber stands are being linked to both rising lumber prices and rallying stocks for Canadian forest product companies. CIBC World Markets analyst Hamir Patel says lumber buyers appear to be worried about supply disruptions if this summer’s B.C. wildfire toll is as severe as last season. He…
THE CANADIAN PRESS –HALIFAX — A new review of Nova Scotia’s forestry practices is calling for fundamental changes to the way trees are harvested in the province. The report by University of Kings College president Bill Lahey says forest practices should be guided by a new paradigm called “ecological forestry” which treats forests “first and…
THE CANADIAN PRESS — Smoke isn’t the only way wildfires affect people and places far from the flames. Researchers are studying how blackened forests affect ecosystems and water quality far downstream just as hundreds of blazes in British Columbia are darkening skies as far east as Manitoba. “Fires are particularly hard on water,” said Monica…
The British Columbia government has declared a province-wide state of emergency in response to the ongoing wildfire situation. Minister of Public Safety Mike Farnworth made the declaration on Wednesday morning. “Public safety is always our first priority and, as wildfire activity is expected to increase, this is a progressive step in our wildfire response to…
New forest fires continue to be discovered in Ontario, even as some of the biggest and most threatening fires in the province slowly edge toward being extinguished. The province’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry said that four new fires had been found last Saturday in the province’s northwest. All of the fires were one…
The Ford Government has committed an additional $100 million to fight forest fires across the province. Since April 1, Ontario has experienced an escalated fire situation, with approximately 120 wildfires currently burning in parts of central and northern Ontario. “This money will pay for continued fire response efforts, which includes supplies and equipment used to…
VANCOUVER, BC –TimberWest is once again a classroom to a group of excited summer students, eager to further their knowledge of the forest industry. A select group of students is receiving a hands-on experience in silviculture, forest engineering, and forest biology while assisting the company’s operations in Nanaimo and Campbell River locations. Benefitting from an…