A 15-year study into Dutch elm disease in Fredericton found half of the local trees tested showed at least some tolerance to the disease. Grafts were from cuttings from local elms 15 years ago and they produced 150 trees. Those trees were later inoculated with spores from the disease to see if any of them survived. Half of…
Illinois-based equipment manufacturer Deere and Company, which sells John Deere construction equipment among other products, announced a drop-off in sales for its third quarter worldwide in its third-quarter earnings summary. Construction and forestry sales decreased 24 per cent for the quarter and 21 per cent for nine months mainly as a result of lower shipment…
The Canadian Forest Service announced Wednesday it is releasing parasitic wasps in Ontario and Quebec this week in an effort to control the population of emerald ash borers. Krista Ryall, a research scientist for the Canadian Forest Service, told CBC News that 1,600 of the non-stinging wasps native to China are meant to combat the emerald ash borers…
Firefighters in Algonquin Park deployed water bombers for a second day on Friday, to battle an out-of-control blaze that forced the evacuation of several campsites. Fire Information Officer Shayne McCool says early morning rainfall aided the efforts of the six crews working to contain the blaze, but “quite a bit of hard work” remains before…
Though it has seemed pretty crispy-crunchy in many parts the province for several weeks now, the number of forest fires recorded so far this season is below the 10-year average, provincial officials report. According to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, there have been 578 fires province-wide so far, compared to an average amount…
The 650-kilometre trek of a radio-collared moose named Alice is the inspiration for a proposed hiking trail from Ontario’s forested Algonquin Park to the heart of New York’s Adirondack Mountains. Planners of the A2A — Algonquin to Adirondack — Trail liken it to Spain’s famous Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route, with the added benefit of…
As of 9 a.m. Aug. 10, Department of Natural Resources (DNR) spokesperson Andrew Preeper said the Seven Mile Lake fire had grown from 240 to 350 hectares since the previous day but about 15 per cent of the blaze was contained. “They’re saying that there was good progress,” he said, noting that they’ve seen fire…
As crews battle three wildfires in western Nova Scotia, the province is restricting activity within forests in a bid to keep more bone-dry woods from going up in flames. “We can manage the fires we’ve got. If we get many more, it’s going to cause great concern for us,” Natural Resources Minister Lloyd Hines said Monday, who warned…
Hot, dry and humid conditions have created the perfect scenario for forest fires in the Northeast region of Ontario, which includes South Temiskaming. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) say the North Bay 32 fire, located 12.5 kilometers west of Latchford, measuring 59 hectares is currently listed as not under control. MNRF crews…
There were ten new forest fires in the Northeast Region by late afternoon, Aug. 4. Algonquin Park 16 is under control at 0.1 of a hectare Bancroft 21 is not under control at 0.3 of a hectare Chapleau 12 is not under control at 0.1 of a hectare North Bay 3 is under control at 0.1 of…