“We are pleased with our progress and the forest management we carry out,” said Derek Geldart, the woodlands manager for the paper company, in a press release. “Ensuring the long term sustainability of the forest we manage in eastern Nova Scotia is important to us and we have significantly reduced our reliance on clearcutting, with…
The Northern Rockies Regional Municipality is going to be partnering with FP Innovations to study the feasibility of harvesting aspen trees in the area as a more lucrative resource. The municipality announced in a press release that the study is being financed both by them and by the Northern Development Initiative Trust. Aspen trees are…
Want to help fight the spread of the mountain pine beetle, but aren’t sure where to start? Well, there’s an app for that. At the end of October, fRI Research launched a free smartphone application as a quick and easy way for people to report the presence of mountain pine beetle throughout the region. Once…
When a wildfire that had flickered for days in the forests of northern Alberta suddenly changed course and started careening towards Fort McMurray this May, the city’s entire population was told to flee. The order came just as Spike Baker was brewing a pale ale. But there was little time to spare: the flames could…
Drought conditions this summer took a toll on Christmas tree seedlings planted by some growers in Nova Scotia, although more mature balsam firs made it through fairly unscathed. Richard Levy, who has been growing Christmas trees with his brother for more than 40 years, said at least 20 percent of his seedlings died off because of the extremely…
Approvals and policies for clearcutting in the east coast maritime province of Nova Scotia have been raising the ire of residents and environmental groups. A recent decision by the provinces Natural Resources Minister, Lloyd Hines, will allow clearcutting of almost 100 hectares of forest bordering Kejimkujik National Park. The decision on six hectares directly touching…
In the fight to save one of Northern Quebec’s last untouched boreal forests from logging, the Cree’s latest ally could be a group of fashion labels. Mandy Gull, deputy chief of the 2,000-member Cree community of Waswanipi, spoke to a gathering of 81 clothing companies in New York City on Oct. 26 in an effort to…
The massive wildfire that destroyed much of Fort McMurray last May is under control and contained, but will likely burn underground throughout the winter. According to Lynn Daina of Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, the flames have long been extinguished, but embers are still burning across an area estimated to be 589,552 hectares in size, including…
Ontario’s moose population is under threat with “rapid declines” in numbers over the past decade, warns the environmental commissioner in a new report that urges the government to take better care of the province’s wildlife and forests. “It matters that moose are in decline . . . moose are key forest species in most of…
Imagine what it would be like to buy or sell a house without the frame of reference provided by a real estate market. The value of your property would be unknown and you wouldn’t be able to price-check comparable houses, because that information wouldn’t be available. If someone knocked on your door and made you…